thunder
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Britannica Dictionary definition of THUNDER
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[noncount]
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the very loud sound that comes from the sky during a storm
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the sound that follows a flash of lightning
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Her dog is afraid of thunder.
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Lightning flashed and thunder boomed/crashed.
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Suddenly there was a loud clap of thunder.
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We could hear the rumble of thunder in the distance.
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[singular]
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a loud noise that sounds like thunder
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the thunder of horses' hooves
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the distant thunder of cannon fire
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She accepted the award to a thunder of applause.
a face like thunder
British
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a face that looks very angry
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He burst into the room with a face like thunder.
steal someone's thunder
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to prevent someone from having success or getting a lot of attention, praise, etc., by doing or saying whatever that person was planning to do or say
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I didn't mean to steal your thunder, but I just had to tell your mom about your promotion.
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thunder
/ˈθʌndɚ/
verb
thunders;
thundered;
thundering
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thunder
/ˈθʌndɚ/
verb
thunders;
thundered;
thundering
Britannica Dictionary definition of THUNDER
1
[no object]
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to produce thunder
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The sky thundered and the rain poured down.
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It was raining and thundering all night.
2
[no object]
a
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to make a loud sound like the sound of thunder
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Guns thundered in the distance.
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a thundering waterfall
b
always followed by an adverb or preposition
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to move in a way that makes a very loud sound
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Horses thundered down the road.
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Jets thundered overhead.
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Trucks thundered past on the highway.
3
[+ object]
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to shout (something) very loudly
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The crowd thundered [=roared] its approval.
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“How dare you come into my house!” he thundered.
