thunderbolt
To strike with a thunderboltTo strike with a thunderbolt.
» A thunderbolt is likely to fall any minute.
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2 senses(rare, transitive)To strike with a thunderbolt.
(rare)To move swiftly and violently.
Examples
7 sentencesA thunderbolt is likely to fall any minute.
They say the gods smite evil with thunderbolts.
deEs heißt, die Götter schlügen das Böse mit Blitzen. — Yorwba
The living call for me, the dead weep for me, the thunderbolts break me.
My grandfather believes he would be killed by a thunderbolt if he committed adultery.
deMein Großvater glaubt, dass er vom Blitz erschlagen würde, wenn er Ehebruch begehen würde. — Sciuro_Kvar
The thunderbolt split the oak.
deDer Blitz spaltete die Eiche. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From thunder + bolt.From thunder + bolt.
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Forms
thunderbolts, thunderbolting, thunderbolted, thunderbolted| Base form | thunderbolt · to thunderbolt |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | thunderbolts |
| Present participle | thunderbolting |
| Past simple | thunderbolted |
| Past participle | thunderbolted |
regular · Lesson
Lessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.