- a loud, explosive, resounding noise produced by the explosive expansion of air heated by a lightning discharge.
- any loud, resounding noise: the thunder of applause.
- a threatening or startling utterance, denunciation, or the like.
- to give forth thunder (often used impersonally with it as the subject): It thundered last night.
- to make a loud, resounding noise like thunder: The artillery thundered in the hills.
- to utter loud or vehement denunciations, threats, or the like.
- to speak in a very loud tone.
- to move or go with a loud noise or violent action: The train thundered through the village.
- to strike, drive, inflict, give forth, etc., with loud noise or violent action.
- steal someone's thunder,
- to use for one's own purposes and without the knowledge or permission of the originator the inventions or ideas of another.
- to ruin or detract from the effect of a performance, remark, etc., by anticipating it.
- a loud cracking or deep rumbling noise caused by the rapid expansion of atmospheric gases which are suddenly heated by lightning
- any loud booming sound
- a violent threat or denunciation
- to detract from the attention due to another by forestalling him or her
- to make (a loud sound) or utter (words) in a manner suggesting thunder
- to be the case that thunder is being heard
- to move fast and heavily
- to utter vehement threats or denunciation; rail
