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Etymology

From Old English þunor, from Proto-Germanic *þunara < *þen, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ten(ə)- (“‘to thunder’”). Compare Persian تندر (tondar).

Pronunciation

Noun

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Singular thunder

Plural uncountable

thunder (uncountable)

  1. The sound caused by the discharge of atmospheric electrical charge.
    Thunder is preceded by lightning.
  2. A sound resembling thunder.
  3. A deep, rumbling noise.
    Off in the distance, he heard the thunder of hoofbeats, signalling a stampede.

Usage notes

Derived terms

See also

Verb

Infinitive to thunder

Third person singular thunders

Simple past thundered

Past participle thundered

Present participle thundering

to thunder (third-person singular simple present thunders, present participle thundering, simple past and past participle thundered)

  1. (intransitive) To make a noise like thunder.
  2. (intransitive) To talk with a loud, threatening voice.
    "Get back to work at once!", he thundered.
  3. (transitive) To say (something) with a loud, threatening voice.

Derived terms

Translations

to make a noise like thunder
  • Breton: ober kurun, taranal / taraniñ
  • Czech: hřmít
  • Dutch: donderen nl(nl)
  • Finnish: ukkostaa fi(fi), jyristä fi(fi), pauhata fi(fi)
  • French: tonner fr(fr)
  • German: donnern de(de)
  • Italian: tuonare it(it)
  • Japanese: (it thunders) 雷が鳴る (かみなりがなる, kaminarí ga narú); (to make a noise like thunder) 轟音を立てる ja(ja) (gō'on wo tateru)
  • Polish: grzmieć, zagrzmieć
  • Portuguese: trovoar, trovejar
  • Russian: греметь (gr'em'ét’), грохотать (groχotát’)
  • Slovene: grmeti
  • Swedish: dundra, dåna
  • Thai: สายฟ้าฟาด (săaifáa fâat)
  • West Frisian: daverje fy(fy)
to talk with a loud, threatening voice
  • Breton: taranal, taraniñ
  • Czech: hřmít, hromovat
  • Dutch: overdonderen
  • Finnish: jyristä fi(fi)
  • French: tonitruer fr(fr)
  • Japanese: 怒鳴る ja(ja) (donaru)
  • Polish: gromić
  • Portuguese: trovejar
transitive: say something with a loud, threatening voice
  • Japanese: 怒鳴る ja(ja) (donaru)
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  • Esperanto: tondri
  • French: foudroyer
  • German: donnern
  • Guaraní: sunu
  • Indonesian: gelegar
  • Interlingua: tonar
  • Latin: tonare
  • Norwegian: tordne
  • Tupinambá: sunung
  • Thai: ฟ้าผ่า (fáapàa)

 

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