thunder

[US]/ˈθʌndə(r)/
[UK]/ˈθʌndər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the loud noise that you hear during a storm, often followed by a flash of lightning
vi. to make a loud noise like thunder
vt. to shout or say something in a loud, deep voice

Phrases & Collocations

rumble of thunder

crack of thunder

roar of thunder

thunder and lightning

spring thunder

thunder storm

Example Sentences

it thundered and lightened.

a thundering big house

thunder boomed in the sky.

thunder was grumbling somewhere in the distance.

the motorcycle thundered into life.

the train thundered through the night.

The thunder paniced the horse.

Thunder rolled in the distance.

The thunder crashed dramatically.

A swift clap of thunder woke me.

The guns thundered in the distance.

The politician thundered at the government's plans.

Don't thunder threats at the boy.

The gun thundered out a salute.

Real-world Examples

Pretty unusual event when a winter snowfall brings the thunder.

Source: CNN Selected February 2017 Collection

And after the lightning you hear thunder.

Source: Oxford University: IELTS Foreign Teacher Course

And they heard the roaring thunder of a third brilliantly lighted express.

Source: The Little Prince

Thunder claps above the empty streets.

Source: Beethoven lives upstairs from me.

" I've had hundreds of kids thundering through my pub, Potter! "

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

We sleepily thought it was the distant thunder.

Source: Selected Poems of Tagore

I have heard the thunder of his hooves.

Source: Game of Thrones (Season 1)

It started to pour after it thundered several times.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Has anyone ever stolen your thunder?

Source: Dad takes you to learn vocabulary.

My dear, your father does not just trumpet;he thunders.

Source: New Concept English Book Three Vocabulary Audio with Subtitles

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