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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024thun•der•ing (thun′dər ing),USA pronunciation adj. - Meteorologyof, pertaining to, or accompanied by thunder.
- Meteorologyproducing a noise or effect like thunder.
- very great;
extraordinary:a thundering amount of work.
n. - thunder.
- Middle English thundring, Old English thunring thunder. See thunder, -ing2, -ing1 bef. 1100
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: thundering /ˈθʌndərɪŋ/ adj - (prenominal) slang very great or excessive: a thundering idiot
thun•der /ˈθʌndɚ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Meteorologya loud, rolling noise produced by the expansion of air heated by lightning:The children were afraid of thunder.
- any loud, resounding noise:a thunder of applause.
v. - to give forth thunder:[no object* it + ~]It thundered all night.
- to make a loud, rolling, rumbling noise like thunder:[no object]artillery thundering in the hills.
- to speak in a very loud or vehement way;
shout: [no object]All day long the boss thundered about the company's losses.[used with quotations]"Watch out,'' the officer thundered, "get out of here now!''
Idioms- Idioms steal someone's thunder:
- to use without credit or permission the ideas of another.
- to spoil the effect of another's performance, etc., by doing or saying what (s)he was going to do first.
thun•der•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024thun•der (thun′dər),USA pronunciation n. - Meteorologya 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.
- 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.
v.i. - 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.
v.t. - to strike, drive, inflict, give forth, etc., with loud noise or violent action.
- bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English thonder, thunder, Old English thunor; cognate with Dutch donder, German Donner; Old Norse thōrr Thor, literally, thunder; (verb, verbal) Middle English thondren, Old English thunrian, derivative of the verb, verbal; akin to Latin tonāre to thunder
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: thunder /ˈθʌndə/ n - 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
- rare a violent threat or denunciation
- steal someone's thunder ⇒ to detract from the attention due to another by forestalling him or her
vb - to make (a loud sound) or utter (words) in a manner suggesting thunder
- (intr; with it as subject) to be the case that thunder is being heard
- (intransitive) to move fast and heavily: the bus thundered downhill
- (intransitive) to utter vehement threats or denunciation; rail
Etymology: Old English thunor; related to Old Saxon thunar, Old High German donar, Old Norse thōrr; see Thor, Thursdayˈthunderer n ˈthundery adj |