thunder

nouns

a deep prolonged loud noise

boom, roar, roaring, thunder

is derived from

thunderous

a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning

thunder

is derived from

thundery

is a type of (narrower)

sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

"he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"

noise

street names for heroin

big H, hell dust, nose drops, scag, skag, smack, thunder

verbs

move fast, noisily, and heavily

"The bus thundered down the road"

thunder

is a type of (narrower)

move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

"He moved his hand slightly to the right"

move

utter words loudly and forcefully

"`Get out of here,' he roared"

roar, thunder

be the case that thunder is being heard

"Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed"

boom, thunder

to make or produce a loud noise

"The river thundered below"; "The engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle"

thunder

is derived from

thunderer

is a type of (narrower)

make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles

"The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute"

howl, roar