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Meaning of 'thunder' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Thunder [ n.]
- The sound which follows a flash of lightning; the report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity.
- The discharge of electricity; a thunderbolt.
- Any loud noise; as, the thunder of cannon.
- An alarming or statrling threat or denunciation.
- To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity; -- often used impersonally; as, it thundered continuously.
- Fig.: To make a loud noise; esp. a heavy sound, of some continuance.
- To utter violent denunciation.
2 . Thunder [ v. t.]
- To emit with noise and terror; to utter vehemently; to publish, as a threat or denunciation.

Meaning of 'thunder' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . thunder [ v]
Meaning (1):
- move fast, noisily, and heavily
Example in sentence:
  • The bus thundered down the road
Meaning (2):
- to make or produce a loud noise
Example in sentence:
  • The engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle;
  • The river thundered below
Meaning (3):
- be the case that thunder is being heard
Example in sentence:
  • Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed
Meaning (4):
- utter words loudly and forcefully
Example in sentence:
  • `Get out of here,' he roared

Nearby Words:

thud thug thuggee thuggery thuggism thuja thule thulia thulium thumb

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