Meaning of "thunder" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD THUNDER

Old English thunor; related to Old Saxon thunar, Old High German donar, Old Norse thōrr.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF THUNDER

ˈθʌndə

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THUNDER

Thunder is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb thunder in English.

WHAT DOES THUNDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thunder

Thunder is the sound caused by lightning. Depending on the distance and nature of the lightning, thunder can range from a sharp, loud crack to a long, low rumble. The sudden increase in pressure and temperature from lightning produces rapid expansion of the air surrounding and within a bolt of lightning. In turn, this expansion of air creates a sonic shock wave, similar to a sonic boom, which produces the sound of thunder, often referred to as a clap, crack, or peal of thunder. The distance of the lightning can be calculated by the listener based on the time interval from when the lightning is seen to when the sound is heard.

Definition of thunder in the English dictionary

The first definition of thunder in the dictionary is a loud cracking or deep rumbling noise caused by the rapid expansion of atmospheric gases which are suddenly heated by lightning. Other definition of thunder is any loud booming sound. Thunder is also a violent threat or denunciation.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO THUNDER

PRESENT

Present

I thunder

you thunder

he/she/it thunders

we thunder

you thunder

they thunder

Present continuous

I am thundering

you are thundering

he/she/it is thundering

we are thundering

you are thundering

they are thundering

Present perfect

I have thundered

you have thundered

he/she/it has thundered

we have thundered

you have thundered

they have thundered

Present perfect continuous

I have been thundering

you have been thundering

he/she/it has been thundering

we have been thundering

you have been thundering

they have been thundering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I thundered

you thundered

he/she/it thundered

we thundered

you thundered

they thundered

Past continuous

I was thundering

you were thundering

he/she/it was thundering

we were thundering

you were thundering

they were thundering

Past perfect

I had thundered

you had thundered

he/she/it had thundered

we had thundered

you had thundered

they had thundered

Past perfect continuous

I had been thundering

you had been thundering

he/she/it had been thundering

we had been thundering

you had been thundering

they had been thundering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will thunder

you will thunder

he/she/it will thunder

we will thunder

you will thunder

they will thunder

Future continuous

I will be thundering

you will be thundering

he/she/it will be thundering

we will be thundering

you will be thundering

they will be thundering

Future perfect

I will have thundered

you will have thundered

he/she/it will have thundered

we will have thundered

you will have thundered

they will have thundered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been thundering

you will have been thundering

he/she/it will have been thundering

we will have been thundering

you will have been thundering

they will have been thundering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would thunder

you would thunder

he/she/it would thunder

we would thunder

you would thunder

they would thunder

Conditional continuous

I would be thundering

you would be thundering

he/she/it would be thundering

we would be thundering

you would be thundering

they would be thundering

Conditional perfect

I would have thunder

you would have thunder

he/she/it would have thunder

we would have thunder

you would have thunder

they would have thunder

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been thundering

you would have been thundering

he/she/it would have been thundering

we would have been thundering

you would have been thundering

they would have been thundering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you thunder
we let´s thunder
you thunder

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to thunder

Past participle

thundered

Present Participle

thundering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «THUNDER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «thunder» and belong to the same grammatical category.

bark · bellow · blast · boom · booming · clap · crack · cracking · crash · crashing · curse · declaim · detonate · detonation · explode · explosion · fulminate · peal · rail · resound · reverberate · roar · rumble · rumbling · shout · thunderclap · yell

TRANSLATION OF THUNDER

Find out the translation of thunder to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of thunder from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thunder» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 雷
• Translator English - Spanish: trueno
• English: thunder
• Translator English - Hindi: थंडर
• Translator English - Arabic: رَعْد
• Translator English - Russian: гром
• Translator English - Portuguese: trovão
• Translator English - Bengali: বজ্রধ্বনি
• Translator English - French: tonnerre
• Translator English - Malay: Guruh
• Translator English - German: Donner
• Translator English - Japanese: 雷鳴
• Translator English - Korean: 천둥
• Translator English - Javanese: Gludhug
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sấm
• Translator English - Tamil: இடி
• Translator English - Marathi: मेघगर्जना
• Translator English - Turkish: gök gürültüsü
• Translator English - Italian: tuono
• Translator English - Polish: grzmot
• Translator English - Ukrainian: грім
• Translator English - Romanian: tunet
• Translator English - Greek: βροντή
• Translator English - Afrikaans: donder
• Translator English - Swedish: åska
• Translator English - Norwegian: torden

10 QUOTES WITH «THUNDER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word thunder.

1

Eden Ahbez

I am a being of Heaven and Earth, of thunder and lightning, of rain and wind, of the galaxies.

2

Muhammad Ali

I done wrestled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale; handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder in jail; only last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalised a brick; I'm so mean I make medicine sick.

3

W. H. Auden

Death is the sound of distant thunder at a picnic.

4

Gioconda Belli

There are not many intellectuals left of Harold Pinter's stature who dare raise their voices - and with such force - against the menace of U.S. and the unrestricted use of its power. Pinter's voice is an unceasing thunder.

5

Eubie Blake

Be grateful for luck. Pay the thunder no mind - listen to the birds. And don't hate nobody.

6

Charisma Carpenter

Social media is a double-edged sword. I've gotten in trouble for announcing, too soon, something that the network or the studio wanted to do, and it steals some of the thunder, so to speak.

7

Clint Eastwood

They say marriages are made in Heaven. But so is thunder and lightning.

8

Jim Elliot

The sound of 'gentle stillness' after all the thunder and wind have passed will the ultimate Word from God.

9

Alfred M. Gray

I go where the sound of thunder is.

10

Thomas Starr King

I pledged California to a Northern Republic and to a flag that should have no treacherous threads of cotton in its warp, and the audience came down in thunder.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THUNDER»

Discover the use of thunder in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thunder and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, ...

It's the 9/11 story that will forever change your spirit and your perspective.

Michael Hingson, 2011

Thunder Cake

For use in schools and libraries only. Grandma finds a way to dispel her grandchild's fear of thunderstorms.

Patricia Polacco, Puffin, 1997

Rolling Thunder: An Historical Novel of War and Politics

As hostilities escolate in late 1965, the fates of three men intertwine in Vietnam.

Mark Berent, 1989

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

The story of one African-American family fighting to stay together and strong in the face of brutal racist attacks, illness, poverty, and betrayal in the Deep South of the 1930s.

Linda Beech, Mildred D. Taylor, 1999

Dreams and Thunder: Stories, Poems, and the Sun Dance Opera

Born on the Yankton Sioux Reservation, she remained true to her indigenous heritage as a student at the Boston Conservatory and a teacher at the Carlisle Indian School, as an activist in turn attacking the Carlisle School, as an artist ...

Zitkala-Sa, P. Jane Hafen, 2005

Irish Thunder: The Hard Life and Times of Micky Ward

The powerful and moving story of the rise, fall and redemption of a boxer and a sport, now a major motion picture starring Mark Wahlberg.

Bob Halloran, 2010

Thunder from the Sea

5. Thunder. fiona, in an oilskin raincoat, was waiting as hey pulled into the wharf and tied up the boat. “I was worried. Such a wild storm!” Her eyes fell upon the dog who peered out from under the tarp. “Where on earth did that come from?

Joan Hiatt Harlow, 2010

Land Without Thunder: Short Stories

The first collection of short stories from Kenya's foremost woman novelist. Twelve stories bring alive the author's feeling for the macabre and fantastic - reminiscent of the tragedy in The Promised Land.

Grace Ogot, 1968

Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying ...

Peterson's eloquent meditation on the Revelation of St. John engages the imagination and awakens the intellect to the vitality and relevance of the last words on scripture, Christ, church, worship, evil, prayer, witness, politics, judgment, ...

Eugene H. Peterson, 2011

A Refuge in Thunder: Candomblé and Alternative Spaces of ...

Drawing principally on primary sources, such as police archives, Rachel E. Harding describes the development of the religion as an "alternative" space in which subjugated and enslaved blacks could gain a sense of individual and collective ...

Rachel E. Harding, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THUNDER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thunder is used in the context of the following news items.

Florida's Donovan named next coach of Thunder

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Thunder hired Florida's Billy Donovan as their coach Thursday, hoping he will help the franchise win an NBA championship in ... «NBA.com, May 15»

Thunder, Which Gave Away Harden, Fires Brooks, Hoping to Keep …

Doing a 180 in 2012 when they donated James Harden to Houston, the Thunder has gone south since, leading to Wednesday's firing of Coach Scott Brooks, ... «Forbes, Apr 15»

Pelicans clinch playoff berth and eliminate Thunder with win over …

The Pelicans won eight of their final 11, passed the Thunder and Suns and made the playoffs for the first time since 2011. New Orleans hasn't escaped that ... «NBCSports.com, Apr 15»

OKC Thunder: Russell Westbrook's technical rescinded

photo - Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) shoots over Indiana Pacers center Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) shoots ... «NewsOK.com, Apr 15»

Thunder Acquires Dion Waiters

OKLAHOMA CITY, January 5, 2015 – The Oklahoma City Thunder has acquired guard Dion Waiters from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Oklahoma ... «NBA.com, Jan 15»

Stephen Curry rallies Warriors to win over Thunder; KD sprains ankle

Russell Westbrook led the Thunder with 33 points. Westbrook and Curry traded go-ahead shots in the final minutes until the Warriors put together the deciding ... «ESPN, Dec 14»

The Western Conference left the door open for the Thunder

Seven Western Conference teams are surely thrilled to be winning 70 percent of their games. They should just know that the Oklahoma City Thunder are coming ... «SB Nation, Dec 14»

Russell Westbrook injury could bite Thunder in playoffs

LOS ANGELES — As Oklahoma City Thunder players and coaches filed out of the Staples Center with the longest of faces Thursday night, their minds no doubt ... «USA TODAY, Oct 14»

Tim Duncan, Spurs thrash Thunder for 3-2 lead in series

The Spurs took a 3-2 lead in the series Thursday night after Duncan had 22 points and 12 rebounds in a 117-89 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. «ESPN, May 14»

Russell Westbrook scores 40 as Thunder knot up series with Spurs

And on Tuesday, Westbrook delivered a championship-caliber effort that got the Oklahoma City Thunder back to even in the Western Conference finals. He had ... «ESPN, May 14»