What part of speech is thunder?

Thunder can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. thunder is a verb, present, 1st person singular of thunder (infinitive).
  • 2. thunder is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. thunder is a noun, singular of thunders.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does thunder mean?

Definitions

Verb

thunder - utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared"
thunder - to make or produce a loud noise; "The river thundered below"; "The engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle"
thunder - move fast, noisily, and heavily; "The bus thundered down the road"
thunder - be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed"

Noun

thunder - a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning
thunder - a deep prolonged loud noise
thunder - street names for heroin

Examples of thunder

#   Sentence  
1. noun We took cover from the thunder shower.
2. noun I heard it thunder in the distance.
3. noun Lightning precedes thunder.
4. noun Lightning is usually followed by thunder.
5. noun After the lightning, came the thunder.
6. noun The flash of lightning precedes the sound of thunder.
7. noun There was thunder and lightning last night.
8. noun To make matters worse, it began to thunder fiercely.
9. noun We have had a lot of thunder this summer.
10. noun I had hardly walked a mile when it began to thunder.
11. noun There was a sharp peal of thunder.
12. noun The heavy rain was accompanied with thunder.
13. noun The thunder scared the children.
14. noun We heard the crack of thunder.
15. noun I was surprised at the sudden thunder.
Sentence  
noun
We took cover from the thunder shower.
I heard it thunder in the distance.
Lightning precedes thunder.
Lightning is usually followed by thunder.
After the lightning, came the thunder.
The flash of lightning precedes the sound of thunder.
There was thunder and lightning last night.
To make matters worse, it began to thunder fiercely.
We have had a lot of thunder this summer.
I had hardly walked a mile when it began to thunder.
There was a sharp peal of thunder.
The heavy rain was accompanied with thunder.
The thunder scared the children.
We heard the crack of thunder.
I was surprised at the sudden thunder.

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