a deep prolonged loud noise
Used in a Sentence
thunder
How to use thunder in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for thunder.
Editorial note
An earnings report is going to steal the thunder of a product launch.
Examples10
Definitions7
Parts of speech2
Quick take
a deep prolonged loud noise
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of thunder gathered in one view.
a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for thunder.
noun
a deep prolonged loud noise
noun
a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning
noun
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verb
move fast, noisily, and heavily; "The bus thundered down the road"
verb
utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared"
See also: roar
verb
be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed"
See also: boom
verb
to make or produce a loud noise; "The river thundered below"; "The engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle"
Example sentences
An earnings report is going to steal the thunder of a product launch.
My Dad and my guide never heard the scream because the thunder was instant.
So somebody else cloned it – not to steal the thunder, but to let people use the program.
So it sounds to me like Uber got wind of Lyft pushing out this feature and stole their thunder with a beta signup page.
Seems like Uber rushed out their vaporware announcement of UberPool to steal Lyft's thunder of launching a concrete feature.
You mean "made of wood," but that's the most you can squeeze out. Please don't try to steal the thunder of actual artisans.> "unique built-in eraser"\n> "unique sensor lets you flip Pencil to erase"Yeah, the crappy Wacom knockoff I bought in 1998 had the same thing.
The one thing everyone in our company agreed on, regardless of political persuasion, was that robo-cars were going to thunder fuck the high speed rail.
People think I am attention-mongering or something and if someone else hasn't had enough ego strokes for the day or I am threatening to steal their thunder or something, watch out!
" "Something flied by and there was flash" "Later, we don't know if something else will explode" "It was flash and then it flied to the forest, then we ran out I started to film and then thunder" "What an adventure!
We should have a blog post up in the next few days with the details, I won't steal the thunder but the new site will discourage spam, promote plugins with higher quality, and provide a consistent way for users to report/discuss bugs.> Wouldn't it be better to open the new plugin site then close the old one?Yeah that was our goal.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use thunder in a sentence?
An earnings report is going to steal the thunder of a product launch.
What does thunder mean?
a deep prolonged loud noise
What part of speech is thunder?
thunder is commonly used as noun, verb.