Etymology : Middle English thoner, thunder, from Old English thunor; akin to Old High German thonar thunder, Latin tonare to thunder
Pronunciation : th&n-d&r
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. booming sound in the air created during stormy weather. make a roaring sound. thunder\thun"der\ , n. [oe. ?under, ?onder, ?oner, as. ?unor; akin to ?unian to stretch, to thunder, d. donder thunder, g. donner, ohg. donar, icel. ?ōrr thor, l. tonare to thunder, tonitrus thunder, gr. to`nos a stretching, straining, skr. tan to stretch.
2. see:
thin, and cf. astonish, detonate, intone, thursday, tone.].
3. the sound which follows a flash of lightning; the report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity.
4. the discharge of electricity; a thunderbolt. [obs.] the revenging gods 'gainst parricides did all their thunders bend.
5. any loud noise; as, the thunder of cannon.
6. an alarming or statrling threat or denunciation. the thunders of the vatican could no longer strike into the heart of princes.thunder pumper. (zo?l.) (a) the croaker (haploidontus grunniens). (b) the american bittern or stake-driver.thunder rod, a lightning rod. [r.]thunder snake. (zo?l.) (a) the chicken, or milk, snake. (b) a small reddish ground snake (carphophis, or celuta, amÂœna) native to the eastern united states; -- called also worm snake.thunder tube, a fulgurite. see:
fulgurite.thunder \thun"der\ , v. i. [imp. & p. p. thundered ; p. pr. & vb. n. thundering.] [as. ?unrian. see:
thunder, n.].
7. 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?.
8. 2. fig.: to make a loud noise; esp. a heavy sound, of some continuance. his dreadful voice no more would thunder in my ears.
9. to utter violent denunciation.thunder \thun"der\, v. t. to emit with noise and terror; to utter vehemently; to publish, as a threat or denunciation. oracles severe were daily thundered in our general's ear. an archdeacon, as being a prelate, may thunder out an ecclesiastical censure.thunder n.
10. a deep prolonged loud noise [syn: boom, roar, roaring].
11. a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning v 1: move fast, noisily, and heavily; "the bus thundered down the road" 2: utter words loudly and forcefully; "`get out of here,' he roared." [syn: roar].
12. be the case that thunder is being heard; "whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed." [syn: boom].
13. to make or produce a loud noise; "the river thundered below"; "the engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle."thunder often referred to in scripture (job 40:9; ps. 77:18; 104:7). james and john were called by our lord "sons of thunder" (mark 3:17). in job 39:19, instead of "thunder," as in the authorized version, the revised version translates (ra'amah) by "quivering main" (marg., "shaking"). thunder accompanied the giving of the law at sinai (ex. 19:16). it was regarded as the voice of god (job 37:2; ps. 18:13; 81:7; comp. john 12:29). in answer to samuel's prayer (1 sam. 12:17, 18), god sent thunder, and "all the people greatly feared," for at such a season (the wheat-harvest) thunder and rain were almost unknown in palestine.
14. The sound which follows a flash of lightning; the report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity.
15. The discharge of electricity; a thunderbolt.
16. Any loud noise; as, the thunder of cannon.
17. An alarming or statrling threat or denunciation.
18. To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity; often used impersonally; as, it thundered continuously.
19. Fig.: To make a loud noise; esp. a heavy sound, of some continuance.
20. To utter violent denunciation.
21. To emit with noise and terror; to utter vehemently; to publish, as a threat or denunciation. a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared" to make or produce a loud noise; "The river thundered below"; "The engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle" move fast, noisily, and heavily; "The bus thundered down the road" be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed".
22. 1. Thunder is the loud noise that you hear from the sky after a flash of lightning, especially during a storm. a distant clap of thunder.
23. When it thunders, a loud noise comes from the sky after a flash of lightning. The day was heavy and still. It would probably thunder later.
24. The thunder of something that is moving or making a sound is the loud deep noise it makes. The thunder of the sea on the rocks seemed to blank out other thoughts = roar.
25. If something or someone thunders somewhere, they move there quickly and with a lot of noise. A lorry thundered by.
26. If something thunders, it makes a very loud noise, usually continuously. She heard the sound of the guns thundering in the fog. thundering applause. = resound.
27. If you thunder something, you say it loudly and forcefully, especially because you are angry. `It's your money. Ask for it!' she thundered The Prosecutor looked toward Napoleon, waiting for him to thunder an objection. = bellow.
28. If you steal someone's thunder, you get the attention or praise that they thought they would get, usually by saying or doing what they had intended to say or do. He had no intention of letting the Foreign Secretary steal any of his thunder.
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