thunder en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈfʊndə/ Northern England, Midlands, th-fronting
- /ˈθʌndəɾ/ (Scotland)
- thŭn′dər (General-American)
- audio SSB
- /ˈθɐndə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈθʌndə/ (British, Received-Pronunciation, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈθəndə/ (Wales)
- /ˈθʌndɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈθʊndə/ (Midlands, Northern-England)
- /ˈfʌndə/ Southern England, th-fronting
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English thunder, thonder, thundre, thonre, thunnere, þunre, from Old English þunor (“thunder”), from Proto-West Germanic *þunr, from Proto-Germanic *þunraz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ten-, *(s)tenh₂- (“to thunder”). Compare astound, astonish, stun. Germanic cognates include West Frisian tonger, Dutch donder, German Donner, Old Norse Þórr (English Thor), Danish torden, Norwegian Nynorsk tore. Other cognates include Persian تندر (tondar), Latin tonō, detonō, Ancient Greek στένω (sténō), στενάζω (stenázō), στόνος (stónos), Στέντωρ (Sténtōr), Irish torann, Welsh taran, Gaulish Taranis. Doublet of donner, Thunor, and Thor.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.
Thunder cracked overhead.
With each clap of thunder echoing from one high building to another the noise was terrific.
1953 July, Allen Rowley, “First Impressions of American Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 493:Thunder is preceded by lightning.
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(countable, uncountable) A deep, rumbling noise resembling thunder.
Off in the distance, he heard the thunder of hoofbeats, signalling a stampede.
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(countable, uncountable) An alarming or startling threat or denunciation.
The thunders of the Vatican could no longer strike into the heart of princes.
1847, William H. Prescott, A History of the Conquest of Peru:
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) The discharge of electricity; a thunderbolt.
The revenging gods / 'Gainst parricides did all their thunders bend.
c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
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(countable, uncountable) Synonym of thunder word.
Adam's fall and Vico's thunder are embodied in a word of a hundred letters, the first of ten thunders in the Wake.
1996, William York Tindall, A Reader's Guide to Finnegans Wake, page 31:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thunders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
thundercrash · thunder cross · Chad Thundercock · thundershock · thunder stick · thunderfish · upthunder · thunderhead · thunderlight · thunder pot · thunder and lightning · thunderboomer · thundershower · thunder god · thunderous · thunder fire · thunderfly · thunderburst · thunderstorm · thunderworm · thunder sleet · thunderlike · by thunder · thunderstricken · thunder run · thunderful · thunderproof · thunderstruck · thundersome · thunder moon · thunder lizard · thunderclap · thunder god vine · thundergust · thundermug · thunderbolt · black thunder · thunder-plump · thunderblast · thundersquall · blood and thunder · thunder beast · outthunder · steal someone's thunder · thunder rod · thunder tube · thunder-wheel · thundersnow · black as thunder · thunder cloud · thunderbug · thundercloud · thunder snake · thunderbox · thundery · Thunderdome · thunder-thighed · thunder tea rice · thunder-stick · thunder sheet · thundercunt · thunderbird · thunder thighs · rethunder · thunderstrike · thunderless · thunderegg · thunderdunk · heat thunder · thunderstone · thunder egg · thunder fever · thunder mug · thunderflash · castle thunder · thunder-plant · thundercrack · in thunder · thunder-drum · face like thunder · thunderstick · thunderpeal · thunderation
Descendants
tanders · サンダー · tanda · Thönder
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (345)
fo tora (sound caused by lightning) · sw radi (sound caused by lightning) · sco thunner (sound caused by lightning) · it boato (sound resembling thunder) · urh agbrara (sound caused by lightning) · got 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍈𐍉 (sound caused by lightning) · gld агди (sound caused by lightning) · gl trouso (sound caused by lightning) · cs zahřmění (sound resembling thunder) · eo tondro (sound caused by lightning) · izh jyry (sound caused by lightning) · mrw dalendeg (sound caused by lightning) · eu ostots (sound caused by lightning) · sh gr̀mljavina (sound caused by lightning) · ltg pārkiuņs (sound caused by lightning) · ur رَعْد (sound caused by lightning) · th ฟ้าร้อง (sound caused by lightning) · sh тутњава (deep, rumbling noise) · tsg daugdug (sound caused by lightning) · da torden (sound caused by lightning) · bo ལྡིར་སྒྲ (sound caused by lightning) · izh jyrinä (sound caused by lightning) · cy trystau (sound caused by lightning) · cs hrom (sound caused by lightning) · ky күркүрөө (sound caused by lightning) · mk грмотевица (sound caused by lightning) · tg тундар (sound caused by lightning) · amf gimbát (sound caused by lightning) · nys koondarnangor (sound caused by lightning) · el βροντή (sound caused by lightning) · tg раъд (sound caused by lightning) · fy tonger (sound caused by lightning) · mrj хӹдӹртӹш (sound caused by lightning) · zh 轟鳴 /轰鸣 (sound resembling thunder) · frp tonêrro (sound caused by lightning) · la tonitrus (sound caused by lightning) · hak 雷 (sound caused by lightning) · ast truenu (sound caused by lightning) · fur ton (sound caused by lightning) · nn tore (sound caused by lightning) · ja 雷 (sound caused by lightning) · be гром (sound caused by lightning) · ar رعد (sound caused by lightning) · ru гром (sound resembling thunder) · ca tro (sound caused by lightning) · sid banqo (sound caused by lightning) · pt trovoada (sound resembling thunder) · mg ampy (sound caused by lightning) · nay munti (sound caused by lightning) · nl gedonder (sound resembling thunder) · sq mumurimë (sound caused by lightning) · sl grmenje (deep, rumbling noise) · za byajraez (sound caused by lightning) · izh ukko (sound caused by lightning) · non þórr (sound caused by lightning) · swb guguma (sound caused by lightning) · uk гу́ркіт (deep, rumbling noise) · bg грохот (deep, rumbling noise) · lo ຟ້າຮ້ອງ (sound caused by lightning) · udm гудыри (sound caused by lightning) · rm tung (sound caused by lightning) · orv громъ (sound caused by lightning) · sv åskmuller (sound resembling thunder) · lb Donner (sound caused by lightning) · mba lugung (sound caused by lightning) · ceb dalugdog (sound caused by lightning) · is þruma (sound caused by lightning) · xal лу (sound caused by lightning) · cy taranau (sound caused by lightning) · win kʼoo (sound caused by lightning) · zh 雷 (sound caused by lightning) · fa تُنْدَر (sound caused by lightning) · hu égzengés (sound caused by lightning) · ban grudug (sound caused by lightning) · goh donar (sound caused by lightning) · ur گَرَج (sound caused by lightning) · uk грім (sound caused by lightning) · fi jyrähtely (sound resembling thunder) · shn ၽႃႉလင် (sound caused by lightning) · lep ᰠᰌᰬᰲ (sound caused by lightning) · hu mennydörgés (sound caused by lightning) · twf nąłàcitʼə́otuna (sound caused by lightning) · rsk гром (sound caused by lightning) · cs dunění (deep, rumbling noise) · ko 천둥 (sound caused by lightning) · vec ton (sound caused by lightning) · rm tun (sound caused by lightning) · sv dån (sound resembling thunder) · id guntur (sound caused by lightning) · ka ქუხილი (sound caused by lightning) · izh ukonjyry (sound caused by lightning) · dsb grom (sound caused by lightning) · sah этиҥ (sound caused by lightning) · uz momaqaldiroq (sound caused by lightning) · uk гу́ркіт (sound resembling thunder) · rue грум (sound caused by lightning) · gl balbordo (deep, rumbling noise) · gl estoiro (deep, rumbling noise) · fur tonade (sound caused by lightning) · ta இடி (sound caused by lightning) · kl kalleq (sound caused by lightning) · gl orzán (sound caused by lightning) · sh tutnjava (deep, rumbling noise) · iso egbrara (sound caused by lightning) · it frastuono (deep, rumbling noise) · sl grmenje (sound resembling thunder) · gl bruiamento (deep, rumbling noise) · pdt Donna (sound caused by lightning) · sv dunder (sound caused by lightning) · io tondro (sound caused by lightning) · nod ᨼ᩶ᩣᩁᩬ᩶ᨦ (sound caused by lightning) · az ildırım (sound caused by lightning) · ill dalendeg (sound caused by lightning) · zza gumlerz (sound caused by lightning) · fi jyrinä (sound resembling thunder) · vls dunder (sound caused by lightning) · ha tarnatsa (sound caused by lightning) · zko ajak (sound caused by lightning) · ja 雷鳴 (sound caused by lightning) · njo-jgl tsüngmok (sound caused by lightning) · pl grzmot (deep, rumbling noise) · sc tronu (sound caused by lightning) · ast tronada (sound caused by lightning) · dlm tun (sound caused by lightning) · kmr gurmegurm gurrgurr (sound caused by lightning) · fi jylinä (deep, rumbling noise) · uk грім (sound resembling thunder) · ms guntur (sound caused by lightning) · hsb hrimanje (sound caused by lightning) · sv dån (deep, rumbling noise) · fi jyrinä (sound caused by lightning) · sux 𒅗𒀭𒉌𒋛 (sound caused by lightning) · es trueno (sound caused by lightning) · ce къовкъа (sound caused by lightning) · sv mullrande (deep, rumbling noise) · gv taarnagh (sound caused by lightning) · war dalugdog (sound caused by lightning) · sl grom (sound caused by lightning) · blt ꪡ꫁ꪱꪵꪠ꫁ (sound caused by lightning) · mnw ဓဂဵု (sound caused by lightning) · sa गर्जन (sound caused by lightning) · ny bingu (sound caused by lightning) · zh 雷鳴 /雷鸣 (sound caused by lightning) · nv iiʼniʼ (sound caused by lightning) · sv (åsk) smäll (sound caused by lightning) · bg гръмоте́вица (sound caused by lightning) · nl gerommel (deep, rumbling noise) · mbb ruɣung (sound caused by lightning) · gl abousamento (deep, rumbling noise) · tpw amãsununga (sound caused by lightning) · el κεραυνός (sound resembling thunder) · ga toirneach (sound caused by lightning) · ru гром (sound caused by lightning) · nl donder (sound caused by lightning) · de Donner (sound caused by lightning) · nb torden (sound caused by lightning) · scn tronu (sound caused by lightning) · mhr кӱдырчӧ (sound caused by lightning) · dz འབྲུག་སྐད (sound caused by lightning) · hi मेघनाद (sound caused by lightning) · it rombo (sound resembling thunder) · bg гърме́ж (sound resembling thunder) · bcl dalugdog (sound caused by lightning) · sm ta'alili (sound caused by lightning) · fa تُنْدُر (sound caused by lightning) · arc ܪܥܡܐ (sound caused by lightning) · gug sunu (sound caused by lightning) · ga tormán (deep, rumbling noise) · cu громъ (sound caused by lightning) · rif ajjaj (sound caused by lightning) · mr गर्जना (sound caused by lightning) · tk ýyldyrym (sound caused by lightning) · tpw tupã (sound caused by lightning) · fi jyrinä (deep, rumbling noise) · ar رعد (sound caused by lightning) · hi गरज (sound caused by lightning) · gl balbordo (sound resembling thunder) · ia tonitro (sound caused by lightning) · gl estourea (deep, rumbling noise) · zh 雷 (sound caused by lightning) · sh тутњавина (deep, rumbling noise) · fr tonnerre (sound caused by lightning) · wa tonire (sound caused by lightning) · sl grmenje (sound caused by lightning) · ur گَڑْگَڑاہَٹ (sound caused by lightning) · bcl daguldol (sound caused by lightning) · sh grȏm (sound caused by lightning) · mr गडगडाट (sound caused by lightning) · ast tronabríu (sound caused by lightning) · su guludug (sound caused by lightning) · sq bubullimë (sound caused by lightning) · mdh dalendeg (sound caused by lightning) · yue 雷鳴 /雷鸣 (sound caused by lightning) · vo töt (sound caused by lightning) · km ផ្គរ (sound caused by lightning) · alt кӱркӱреш (sound caused by lightning) · wuu 雷 (sound caused by lightning) · or ଗର୍ଜନ (sound caused by lightning) · it tuono (sound caused by lightning) · vi sấm (sound caused by lightning) · gl estrondo (deep, rumbling noise) · fi jyrähdys (sound caused by lightning) · eve агди (sound caused by lightning) · arw kulakani (sound caused by lightning) · la tonus (sound caused by lightning) · ccc tswali (sound caused by lightning) · sv muller (sound resembling thunder) · yag kalaša (sound caused by lightning) · hi गर्जन (sound resembling thunder) · es estruendo (deep, rumbling noise) · lez гугрум (sound caused by lightning) · ast troníu (sound caused by lightning) · oc tron (sound caused by lightning) · tpw tupãsununga (sound caused by lightning) · hi राद (sound caused by lightning) · jv gludhug (sound caused by lightning) · evn агды (sound caused by lightning) · ko 우레 (sound caused by lightning) · gd tàirneanach (sound caused by lightning) · rgn tràun (sound caused by lightning) · eo fulmsono (sound caused by lightning) · tay matus bisuw (sound caused by lightning) · os ӕрвнӕрын (sound caused by lightning) · ml ഇടി (sound caused by lightning) · sh гр̀мљавина (sound caused by lightning) · fa رَعْد (sound caused by lightning) · si විදුලි කෙටීම (sound caused by lightning) · hu dörgés (sound resembling thunder) · mr डरकाळी (sound caused by lightning) · kpv гым (sound caused by lightning) · ar رَعْد (sound caused by lightning) · my မိုးကြိုး (sound caused by lightning) · cs hřmění (deep, rumbling noise) · tl kulog (sound caused by lightning) · tr gök gürültüsü (sound caused by lightning) · cs zahřmění (sound caused by lightning) · tta tuhangrua (sound caused by lightning) · gd tàirneanach (sound resembling thunder) · sm fai'titili (sound caused by lightning) · kk күркіреу (sound caused by lightning) · wyi ngurndabil (sound caused by lightning) · hsb hrom (sound caused by lightning) · as ঢেৰেক (sound caused by lightning) · he רַעַם (sound caused by lightning) · mfe loraz (sound caused by lightning) · la tonitruum (sound caused by lightning) · oc tronada (sound caused by lightning) · so onkod (sound caused by lightning) · srn dondru (sound caused by lightning) · de Dunner (sound resembling thunder) · sh гро̑м (sound caused by lightning) · wa tonoere (sound caused by lightning) · sv tordön (sound caused by lightning) · es fragor (deep, rumbling noise) · lt griausti̇̀nis (sound caused by lightning) · se baján (sound caused by lightning) · ht loray (sound caused by lightning) · tyv диңмирээшкин (sound caused by lightning) · yue 雷聲 /雷声 (sound caused by lightning) · hy որոտ (sound resembling thunder) · cs hřmění (sound resembling thunder) · eu ihortziri (sound caused by lightning) · uga 𐎗𐎓𐎚 (sound caused by lightning) · yue 雷 (sound caused by lightning) · ja 雷音 (sound caused by lightning) · ang þunor (sound caused by lightning) · pl grom (sound caused by lightning) · myv пурьгине (sound caused by lightning) · bg гръм (sound caused by lightning) · li dónder (sound caused by lightning) · gl trouso (sound resembling thunder) · id guruh (sound caused by lightning) · et kõu (sound caused by lightning) · ast renuberu (sound caused by lightning) · zko ajak (deep, rumbling noise) · jv bledhèg (sound caused by lightning) · gl bruio (sound caused by lightning) · bn বজ্রধ্বনি (sound caused by lightning) · kk күн күркіреу (sound caused by lightning) · mfe toner (sound caused by lightning) · lb Dimmer (sound caused by lightning) · sh tutanj (sound resembling thunder) · ms guruh (sound caused by lightning) · tr yıldırım (sound caused by lightning) · cs hromová rána (sound resembling thunder) · zh 雷聲 /雷声 (sound caused by lightning) · as ঢেৰেকনি (sound caused by lightning) · be грымо́ты (sound caused by lightning) · pl grzmot (sound resembling thunder) · mn аянга (sound caused by lightning) · de Dunner (deep, rumbling noise) · tab гугрум (sound caused by lightning) · cy tyrfau (sound caused by lightning) · sh tutnjavina (deep, rumbling noise) · sk hrom (sound caused by lightning) · de Donnern (sound resembling thunder) · ja 轟音 (deep, rumbling noise) · lv pērkons (sound caused by lightning) · gd tàirneanach (deep, rumbling noise) · msk rugung (sound caused by lightning) · om bakakkaa (sound caused by lightning) · ady шыблэ (sound caused by lightning) · cdo 雷公 (sound caused by lightning) · ar رعد (sound caused by lightning) · gl trono (sound caused by lightning) · gl tróo (sound caused by lightning) · kla lmeys (sound caused by lightning) · fi pauhu (deep, rumbling noise) · sh тутањ (sound resembling thunder) · cv аслати (sound caused by lightning) · pt trovão (sound caused by lightning) · hak 雷公 (sound caused by lightning) · sol pina (sound caused by lightning) · az göy gurultusu (sound caused by lightning) · it schianto (sound resembling thunder) · hy որոտ (sound caused by lightning) · mnc ᠠᡴᠵᠠᠨ (sound caused by lightning) · gl trebón (sound caused by lightning) · mt ragħad (sound caused by lightning) · qu q'aqya (sound caused by lightning) · it fragore (deep, rumbling noise) · mrw rogong (sound caused by lightning) · eu ortziri (sound caused by lightning) · de Dunner (sound caused by lightning) · ru ро́кот (deep, rumbling noise) · chr ᎠᏴᏓᏆᎶᏍᎬ (sound caused by lightning) · ro tunet (sound caused by lightning) · hi गड़गड़ाहट (sound caused by lightning) · zh 雷公 (sound caused by lightning) · kxd guruh (sound caused by lightning) · sv åska (sound caused by lightning) · te ఉరుము (sound caused by lightning) · pl grzmot (sound caused by lightning) · sv åskdån (sound resembling thunder) · hu robaj (deep, rumbling noise) · ka ჭექა-ქუხილი (sound caused by lightning) · hi गर्जन (sound caused by lightning) · mk гром (sound caused by lightning) · ja 雷鳴 (sound resembling thunder) · tet rai-tarutu (sound caused by lightning) · ab aдыд (sound caused by lightning) · mi whaitiri (sound caused by lightning) · ru гро́хот (sound resembling thunder) · de Donnern (deep, rumbling noise) · pt estrondo (deep, rumbling noise)