Antonyms for thunder
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : thuhn-der |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈθʌn dər |
Definition of thunder
Origin :- Old English þunor, from Proto-Germanic *thunraz (cf. Old Norse þorr, Old Frisian thuner, Middle Dutch donre, Dutch donder, Old High German donar, German Donner "thunder"), from PIE *(s)tene- "to resound, thunder" (cf. Sanskrit tanayitnuh "thundering," Persian tundar "thunder," Latin tonare "to thunder"). Swedish tordön is literally "Thor's din." The intrusive -d- is also found in Dutch and Icelandic versions of the word.
- noun crashing sound
- verb boom, crash
- verb yell at
- And a rumble quickly grew to an earth-shaking blast of thunder.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- Pound, pound, pound, the hard road rang with the thunder of hoofs.
- Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
- When he flaps his wings or even moves a quill the thunder peals.
- Extract from : « Indian Legends of Vancouver Island » by Alfred Carmichael
- There was no thunder nor lightning during the whole time they were in these latitudes.
- Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
- And the thunder of galloping hoofs was more menacing than that of the cannon.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- The thunder was not loud, but it kept up a continuous muttering and rumbling.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- Yet his head, too, was bent in deep sleep, as if only thunder could wake him.
- Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
- The thunder and lightning had long ago passed over, but the rain was furious.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- Though not exactly to my taste, still, by the Thunder and the Lightning!
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- There was a rumble of thunder far out on the western prairie.
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
Synonyms for thunder
- bark
- barrage
- bellow
- blast
- boom
- booming
- cannonade
- clamor
- clap
- crack
- cracking
- crash
- crashing
- curse
- deafen
- declaim
- denounce
- detonate
- detonation
- discharge
- drum
- drumfire
- explode
- explosion
- fulminate
- fulmination
- gnarl
- growl
- outburst
- peal
- pealing
- rail
- resound
- reverberate
- roar
- rumble
- rumbling
- shout
- snarl
- storm
- threaten
- thunderbolt
- thundercrack
- uproar
- utter threat
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