Definition of thunder Thunder

/θʌˈndɚ/ - [thunder] - thun•der

We found 31 definitions of thunder from 9 different sources.

What does thunder mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: thunder
thunder - a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning
		noise incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say"
thunder - a deep prolonged loud noise
		boom, roar, roaring
		noise incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say"
thunder - street names for heroin
		big H, hell dust, nose drops, smack, skag, scag
		diacetylmorphine, heroin a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush
Verb thunders, thundering, thundered
thunder - utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared"
		roar
		shout utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout"
thunder - to make or produce a loud noise; "The river thundered below"; "The engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle"
		howl, roar emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
thunder - move fast, noisily, and heavily; "The bus thundered down the road"
		move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
thunder - be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed"
		boom

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Wiktionary

thunder (Noun)
The sound caused by the discharge of atmospheric electrical charge.
thunder (Noun)
A sound resembling thunder.
thunder (Noun)
A deep, rumbling noise.
thunder (Noun)
An alarming or startling threat or denunciation.
thunder (Noun)
The discharge of electricity; a thunderbolt.
thunder (Verb)
To make a noise like thunder.
thunder (Verb)
To talk with a loud, threatening voice.
thunder (Verb)
To say something with a loud, threatening voice.
thunder (Verb)
To produce something with incredible power.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

thunder (n.)
The sound which follows a flash of lightning; the report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity.
thunder (n.)
The discharge of electricity; a thunderbolt.
thunder (n.)
Any loud noise; as, the thunder of cannon.
thunder (n.)
An alarming or statrling threat or denunciation.
thunder (n.)
To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity; -- often used impersonally; as, it thundered continuously.
thunder (n.)
Fig.: To make a loud noise; esp. a heavy sound, of some continuance.
thunder (n.)
To utter violent denunciation.
thunder (v. t.)
To emit with noise and terror; to utter vehemently; to publish, as a threat or denunciation.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

thunder
Sound produced by fast air expansion induced by a lightning.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

thunder
thun′dėr, n. the deep rumbling sound after a flash of lightning, a thunderbolt: any loud noise: an alarming denunciation.—v.i. to make thunder: to sound as thunder.—v.t. to give out with noise and terror: to publish a denunciation.—ns. Thun′derbolt, a bolt or shaft of lightning preceding a peal of thunder: anything sudden and irresistible: a daring or irresistible hero: ecclesiastical denunciation; Thun′der-clap, a sudden peal of thunder: the report of an explosion of electricity in the clouds; Thun′der-cloud, a cloud charged with electricity, which generally produces lightning and thunder; Thun′derer; Thun′dering, the report of a discharge of electricity in the clouds: thunder.—adj. unusually big, tremendous.—adv. Thun′deringly.—adjs. Thun′derless, without thunder; Thun′der-like (Shak.), like thunder, as a loud noise; Thun′derous, giving forth a sound like thunder, awful.—adv. Thun′derously.—ns. Thun′der-peal, a clap of thunder; Thun′der-plump, a heavy fall of rain in a thunder-storm; Thun′der-shower, a shower accompanied with thunder, or a short heavy shower from a thunder-cloud; Thun′der-stone (Shak.), a stone fabulously supposed to be hurled by thunder, and to do the damage of lightning, a thunderbolt: (geol.) a belemnite, so called from its dart-like shape; Thun′der-storm, continued discharges of electricity from the clouds, producing lightning and thunder, and generally accompanied with heavy rain.—v.t. Thun′der-strike, to strike as by lightning.—n. Thun′der-stroke (Shak.), a stroke or blast by lightning.—adjs. Thun′der-struck, struck by lightning: astonished: struck dumb; Thun′dery, indicative of thunder, or attended by it. [With intrusive d from A.S. þunor—þunian, to rattle; cog. with Ger. donner, Ice. þorr for þonr, L. tonāre.]

Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary 💡

thunder
The violent report which, as we hear it, succeeds the lightning flash in stormy weather. It is really produced simultaneously with the lightning and is supposed to arise from disturbance of the air by the discharge. The rolling noise has been attributed to successive reflections between clouds and earth, and to series of discharges reaching the ear from different distances and through air of varying density. The subject is obscure. By timing the interval from lightning flash to the report of the thunder an approximate estimate of the distance of the seat of discharge can be made. The first sound of the thunder should be timed. An almost concurrence of thunder and lightning indicates immediate proximity of the discharge.
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Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗

thunder
Thunder in December foretells fine weather.

Wikipedia

Thunder is a very loud sound that is made sometimes during a very big rain storm.

Thunder is so loud, it can be heard from a very far distance.

It can sound like a boom, a crash, or a rumble.

Thunder is made when lightning strikes.

The energy from the lightning heats up the air so much that it makes a kind of explosion.

When lightning is very near, thunder will be heard soon after the lightning flash, and the sound will be very loud. If the lightning is farther away, the thunder will be a few seconds or many seconds after the lightning. People can guess how far away the lightning is by counting the number of seconds between the time they see the lightning and hear the thunder.
Boys Like Girls song
"Thunder" is a single released by American rock band Boys Like Girls. "Thunder" was released May 6th, 2008 on radio airplay. The single was originally released months before May 6th, 2008 as an acoustic version. The song was released off the album "Boys Like Girls".

Music Video.

The music video shows a group of friends, in which there are couples, hang out. The music video starts with the band playing, and then moves on to the friends going to restaurant to eat, with intervals of the band playing. The friends then go a field, where they drink and laugh. The friends then start making a human pyramid, but fail. The couples start hanging out alone and kissing. From this on, the band is shown playing in the rain. The friends are then shown going to a swimming pool and start swimming, with a couple kissing underwater. They then run through a carpark and stand by the railings to see the sunrise. The couples are then kissing again, and the music video ends with the band leaving their instruments.

FN'MTV.

The video for "Thunder" was released on the MTV summer special "Friday Night MTV" (or "FNMTV").