to thunder
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- verb
- /ˈθʌndər/
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- Glass and metal erupt as the locomotive thunders through the frame.
- thunder and lightning
- thundered overhead
- thundered through the sky
So it's it's it's thundering and lightning, right.
- So it's it's it's thundering and lightning, right.
Examples
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If it should thunder as it did before, I know not where I'd hide me head.
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When cloudless skies thunder, stand fast.
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Then the clouds thundered in, and it poured for a few days.
Fiction book (1997) -
It's been thundering and lightning, and we're all soaking wet!
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On that night, the sky was thundering and flashing as if from a distant rainstorm.
Fiction book (2001) -
As the storm approached, the sky began to thunder loudly, startling everyone outside.
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During the night, we could hear the storm thundering overhead, shaking the windows.
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When the heavy rain started, it began to thunder, warning us of the approaching downpour.
Synonyms
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To make a deep loud sound like thunder or a cannon
Making a very loud deep rumbling sound like a storm
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Compounds
A small reddish snake that looks like a worm and lives in eastern United States woodlands
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Etymology
Thunder used for weather comes from the same noun thunder and means 'to make a loud noise in the sky' during a storm. So when it thunders the storm is making that deep sound you hear after lightning.