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thunder

/ˈθʌndɚ/ sustantivo B1

En español: trueno, estruendo, fragor

  1. The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt. (countable, uncountable) · Thunder is preceded by lightning.· Thunder cracked overhead.
  2. A deep, rumbling noise resembling thunder. (countable, uncountable) · Off in the distance, he heard the thunder of hoofbeats, signalling a stampede.
  3. An alarming or startling threat or denunciation. (countable, uncountable)
  4. Synonym of thunder word. (countable, uncountable)

Plural thunders

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The explosion, which had been so long restrained from a feeling of respect to the court of justice, now burst forth like thunder from the breasts of all present; the court itself did not seek to restrain the feelings of the audience.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1056 · C1
The Lion became quite angry at the laughter caused by the Scarecrow’s mishap, and giving a loud roar that echoed like thunder, he dashed up the hill.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 138 · B2
“How in thunder came you to know anything about it?” he asked.
The Valley of Fear, p. 88 · C1
Here is the mill with the humming of thunder,
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 8 · C1

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