English dictionary
thunder
nounPronunciation
/ˈθʌndə/
/ˈθʌndɚ/
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.
- A deep, rumbling noise resembling thunder.
- An alarming or startling threat or denunciation.
- The discharge of electricity; a thunderbolt.
- The spotlight.
verb
- To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity; often used impersonally.
- To make a noise like thunder.
- To talk with a loud, threatening voice.
- To say (something) with a loud, threatening voice.
- To produce something with incredible power
Example sentences
Thunder is preceded by lightning.
Off in the distance, he heard the thunder of hoofbeats, signalling a stampede.
Shortly after I announced my pregnancy, he stole my thunder with his news of landing his dream job.
It thundered continuously.
The train thundered along the tracks.
"Get back to work at once!", he thundered.