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Definition of Thunder
1. Verb. Move fast, noisily, and heavily. "The streets thunder with cars "; "The bus thundered down the road"
2. Noun. A deep prolonged loud noise.
Generic synonyms: Noise
Derivative terms: Boom, Boom, Roar, Roar, Thunderous
3. Verb. Utter words loudly and forcefully. "They thunder that there was a traffic accident "; "`Get out of here,' he roared"
4. Noun. A booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning.
5. Verb. Be the case that thunder is being heard. "It was thundering all day long "; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed"
6. Noun. Street names for heroin.
Generic synonyms: Diacetylmorphine, Heroin
Language type: Street Name
7. Verb. To make or produce a loud noise. "The cars thunder down the avenue"; "The engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle"
Definition of Thunder
1. n. The sound which follows a flash of lightning; the report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity.
2. v. i. To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity; -- often used impersonally; as, it thundered continuously.
3. v. t. To emit with noise and terror; to utter vehemently; to publish, as a threat or denunciation.
Definition of Thunder
1. Noun. The sound caused by the discharge of atmospheric electrical charge. ¹
2. Noun. A sound resembling thunder. ¹
3. Noun. A deep, rumbling noise. ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive) To make a noise like thunder. ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive) To talk with a loud, threatening voice. ¹
6. Verb. (transitive) To say (something) with a loud, threatening voice. ¹
7. Verb. To produce something with incredible power ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thunder
1. to produce a loud, resounding sound [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Thunder
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1. To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity; often used impersonally; as, it thundered continuously. "Canst thou thunder with a voice like him?" (Job xl. 9)
2. To make a loud noise; especially. A heavy sound, of some continuance. "His dreadful voice no more Would thunder in my ears." (Milton)
3. To utter violent denunciation.
Origin: AS. Unrian. See Thunder.
1. The sound which follows a flash of lightning; the report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity.
2. The discharge of electricity; a thunderbolt. "The revenging gods 'Gainst parricides did all their thunders bend." (Shak)
3. Any loud noise; as, the thunder of cannon.
4. An alarming or statrling threat or denunciation. "The thunders of the Vatican could no longer strike into the heart of princes." (Prescott) Thunder pumper.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thunder
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