thunder
thunder Lexical Profile
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• noun
A loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the rapid expansion of heated air.
"A sudden clap of thunder shook the windowpanes just as the rain began to pour."
A resounding, booming, or uproarious noise that resembles a storm.
"The speaker was greeted with a thunder of applause from the packed auditorium."
• verb
To sound with or produce thunder during a storm.
"It thundered all night as the summer storm passed over the valley."
To move fast, heavily, and noisily.
"The freight train thundered across the iron bridge at midnight."
To speak very loudly, forcefully, or angrily.
"The reformer thundered against corruption from the podium."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'þunor', derived from the Proto-Germanic root '*þunraz' (which also gave rise to the name of the Norse god Thor), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root '*(s)tene-', meaning 'to resound or thunder'.