Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - thunder
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Thunder
thunder
~1 n 1 the loud noise that you hear during a storm, usually after a flash of lightning (clap of thunder (=one sudden noise of thunder)) 2 a loud, deep noise like thunder (the thunder of gunfire) 3 a face like thunder looking very angry (- see also bloodandthunder, steal sb's thunder steal1 (7)) ~2 v 1 it thunders if it thunders, there is a loud noise in the sky, usually after a flash of lightning 2 to move in a way that makes a very loud noise (The children came thundering downstairs.) + against/onto (The sea thundered against the rocks.) 3 to shout loudly and angrily
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(thunders, thundering, thundered) 1. Thunder is the loud noise that you hear from the sky after a flash of lightning, especially during a storm. ...a distant clap of thunder. N-UNCOUNT 2. When it thunders, a loud noise comes from the sky after a flash of lightning. The day was heavy and still. It would probably thunder later. VERB: it V 3. The thunder of something that is moving or making a sound is the loud deep noise it makes. The thunder of the sea on the rocks seemed to blank out other thoughts... = roar N-UNCOUNT: N of n 4. If something or someone thunders somewhere, they move there quickly and with a lot of noise. A lorry thundered by. VERB: V prep/adv 5. If something thunders, it makes a very loud noise, usually continuously. She heard the sound of the guns thundering in the fog. ...thundering applause. = resound VERB: V, V-ing 6. If you thunder something, you say it loudly and forcefully, especially because you are angry. (WRITTEN) ‘It’s your money. Ask for it!’ she thundered... The Prosecutor looked toward Napoleon, waiting for him to thunder an objection. = bellow VERB: V with quote, V n 7. If you steal someone’s thunder, you get the attention or praise that they thought they would get, usually by saying or doing what they had intended to say or do. He had no intention of letting the Foreign Secretary steal any of his thunder. PHRASE: V inflects ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English thoner, ~, from Old English thunor; akin to Old High German thonar ~, Latin tonare to ~ Date: before 12th century 1. the sound that follows a flash of lightning and is caused by sudden expansion of the air in the path of the electrical discharge 2. a loud utterance or threat 3. bang, rumble the ~ of big guns II. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to produce ~ — usually used impersonally it ~ed b. to give forth a sound that resembles ~ horses ~ed down the road 2. roar, shout transitive verb 1. to utter loudly ; roar 2. to strike with a sound likened to ~ • ~er noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash and due to the expansion of rapidly heated air. 2 a resounding loud deep noise (thunders of applause). 3 strong censure or denunciation. --v. 1 intr. (prec. by it as subject) thunder sounds (it is thundering; if it thunders). 2 intr. make or proceed with a noise suggestive of thunder (the applause thundered in my ears; the traffic thundered past). 3 tr. utter or communicate (approval, disapproval, etc.) loudly or impressively. 4 intr. (foll. by against etc.) a make violent threats etc. against. b criticize violently. Phrases and idioms steal a person's thunder spoil the effect of another's idea, action, etc. by expressing or doing it first. thunder-box colloq. a primitive lavatory. Derivatives thunderer n. thunderless adj. thundery adj. Etymology: OE thunor f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. гром faint thunder —- слабые раскаты грома crash (clap) of thunder —- удар грома peal of thunder —- раскаты грома roll of thunder —- громыхание, погромыхивание we heard a distant thunder —- мы услышали далекие раскаты грома there's thunder in the air —- в воздухе пахнет грозой; приближается буря, атмосфера (в аудитории) предгрозовая 2. обыкн. pl. осуждение; угрозы; брань, проклятия the thunders of the church —- громы и молнии, которые метала церковь 3. раскатистый звук, грохот thunders of applause —- гром аплодисментов the thunder of cannon —- грохот канонады the voice of (like) thunder —- громовой голос 4. эмоц-усил. черт возьми (особ. в сочетании с what, where, why и т. п.) where in thunder did I set the letter? —- куда, черт возьми, я подевал письмо? why in the name of thunder did you allow it? —- какого черта ты это разрешил? Id: thunder and lightning —- громы и молнии; резкое осуждение; ткань очень яркой расцветки Id: go to thunder! —- убирайся (катись) к черту! Id: to steal smb.'s thunder —- перехватить приоритет; опубликовать заимствованную идею раньше ее автора; добиться преимущества, забежав вперед; перехватить инициативу Id: you couldn't see thunder from there —- ты ничегошеньки не мог видеть оттуда 5. греметь, грохотать, громыхать it thunders, heaven thunders —- гремит гром cannon thundered —- грохотали пушки his voice thundered in my ears —- его...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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out выкрикивать, скандировать; The crowd thundered out its support of the speakers opinion. THUNDER 1. noun 1) гром 2) грохот, шум 3) pl. резкое осуждение, угрозы (обыкн. со стороны газет, официальных лиц и т.п.) 2. v. 1) греметь (тж. в безл. оборотах); it thunders - гром гремит 2) стучать, колотить 3) громить, грозить (against); метать громы и молнии 4) говорить громогласно - thunder against - thunder out THUNDER against гневно обличать; шуметь; to thunder against drinking обличать пьянство; The speaker had a marked effect on the crowd, thundering against the injustices shown to certain people. ...Англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. юunor, from P.Gmc. *thunraz, from PIE *t(o)n- "resound." The intrusive -d- is also found in Du. and Icelandic versions of the word. The verb is O.E. юunrian. Thunderbolt is from c.1440; thunderclap is from c.1390; thunderstruck is from 1613. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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