noun#8,542 by frequency
thunder
/ˈθʌndə/
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
- plural
- thunders
Meanings
- 1
The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt
The thunder scared the children.
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Tom heard thunder in the distance.
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- 2
A deep, rumbling noise resembling thunder
- 3
An alarming or startling threat or denunciation
- 4
The discharge of electricity; a thunderbolt
- 5
Synonym of thunder wordrare