n.
- a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air.
- a resounding loud, deep noise.
v.
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(it thunders, it is thundering, etc.)
thunder sounds.
- move heavily and forcefully.
- speak loudly, angrily, and forcefully, especially to protest:
he thundered against the evils of the age.
Derivative
- thunderer n.
- thundery adj.
Etymology
OE thunor (n.), thunrian (v.), of Gmc origin.