thunder
To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricityTo produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity.
» After the lightning, came the thunder.
Nach dem Blitz kam der Donner. — Esperantostern
Вслед за молнией грянул гром. — marafon
После молнии грянул гром. — marafon
Вслед за молнией прогремел гром. — marafon
Після блискавки загуркотів грім. — deniko
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5 senses(impersonal)To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity.
It thundered continuously.
(intransitive)To make a noise like thunder.
The train thundered along the tracks.
donnern, tschättere
греме́тьgremétʹ, грохота́тьgroxotátʹ, громыха́тьgromyxátʹ
гримі́тиhrymíty, гуркота́тиhurkotáty, гуркоті́тиhurkotíty
to make or produce a loud noise
(ergative)To (make something) move very fast (with loud noise).
move fast, noisily, and heavily
(intransitive, transitive)To say (something) with a loud, threatening voice.
"Get back to work at once!", he thundered.
To produce something with incredible power.
Examples
173 sentencesAfter the lightning, came the thunder.
Після блискавки загуркотів грім. — deniko
ruВслед за молнией грянул гром. — marafon
deNach dem Blitz kam der Donner. — Esperantostern
The animals were scared by the thunder.
Тварини були налякані грозою. — ChickenKiev
ruЖивотные были напуганы громом. — Inego
deDie Tiere fürchteten sich vor dem Donner. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Lightning normally accompanies thunder.
Зазвичай, блискавка супроводиться громом. — Ahha
deDer Blitz wird normalerweise vom Donner begleitet. — Katheriinne
The thunder scared the children.
Гром налякав дітей. — deniko
ruГром напугал детей. — marafon
deDie Kinder hatten vor dem Donner Angst. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Lightning precedes thunder.
Грім лунає після блискавки. — rozmaita
ruМолния предшествует грому. — marafon
deDer Blitz kommt vor dem Donner. — MUIRIEL
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English thundren, from Old English þunrian (“to thunder”), from Proto-West GerFrom Middle English thundren, from Old English þunrian (“to thunder”), from Proto-West Germanic *þunrōn, from Proto-Germanic *þunrōną (“to thunder”).
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Forms
thunders, thundering, thundered, thunderedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle