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Meanings of
thunder
in English
Spanish
trueno
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Street names for heroin.
smack
skag
scag
big H
hell dust
nose drops
Spanish
trueno
Portuguese
ribombo
Spanish
trueno
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A deep prolonged loud noise.
roar
boom
roaring
Portuguese
ribombo
Synonyms
Examples for "
roar
"
roar
boom
roaring
Examples for "
roar
"
1
May be seen;
roar
;
will be appointed; have flown; has been recommended.
2
We'd hear that bullish
roar
across the school fields behind our house.
3
Over the
roar
,
she didn't think Amos heard Fayez say, All right.
4
The
roar
of escaping gas was heard in Munroville, five miles distant.
5
I heard the
roar
of the guns when out in the hills.
1
I just woke up and said 'let me try this.' And
boom
!
2
Its purpose was simple: to create as loud a
boom
as possible.
3
In the
boom
years, Ireland lost competitiveness relative to its EU neighbours.
4
For example, nations like China have seen a
boom
in car sales.
5
Not everyone is welcoming a potential oil
boom
in the region, however.
1
It did a
roaring
trade among expatriate aid workers, diplomats and journalists.
2
In the growing light, he heard the distant sound of
roaring
water.
3
The water divided on either side of the island before
roaring
past.
4
A great fire was
roaring
in the wood stove in the office.
5
Roma was sitting in the shadow with a
roaring
in her ears.
Usage of
thunder
in English
1
The rain descended in torrents; the
thunder
roared, and the lightning flashed.
2
There was
thunder
and lightning; the wind blew hard; the rain poured.
3
By far the most popular divine portfolio was responsibility for
thunder
storms.
4
Solid water swamped us; the
thunder
of the surf stopped the mind.
5
The Red Sox, however, could match the Yankees'
thunder
,
and then some.
6
The
thunder
of the Declaration was still rumbling in the poplar grove.
7
The last low mutterings of the
thunder
died away in the west.
8
Rain spoiled the barbecue, and
thunder
turned the milk in the ice-cream.
9
The distant
thunder
of battle had faded away a long time ago.
10
Fire and
thunder
are traditionally associated in China with protection against illnesses.
11
Other people heard this noise, were saying they thought it was
thunder
.
12
I shall break the
thunder
of war that threatens from the clouds.
13
I heard the rumble of distant
thunder
,
though the night was clear.
14
It was loaded and fired-thereport reverberating in
thunder
among the rocks.
15
The morning of the 6th of May was ushered in with
thunder
.
16
And the
thunder
roared up in the mountain gorges with shattering echoes.
Other examples for "thunder"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
thunder
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
distant thunder
hear the thunder
low thunder
roll thunder
more thunder
More collocations
Translations for
thunder
Spanish
trueno
polvo blanco
dama blanca
h
heroína
azúcar morena
big h
Portuguese
ribombo
Thunder
through the time
Thunder
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common