thunder

Definition von thunder im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: A deep, rumbling noise
Off in the distance, he heard the thunder of hoofbeats, signalling a stampede.; The sound caused by the discharge of atmospheric electrical charge
Thunder is preceded by lightning.''.; To say (something) with a loud, threatening voice; To produce something with incredible power; To talk with a loud, threatening voice
Get back to work at once!, he thundered.; To make a noise like thunder; A sound resembling thunder; 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; {v} to make thunder, emit with noise, denounce; The discharge of electricity; a thunderbolt; to make or produce a loud noise; "The river thundered below"; "The engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle"; a heavy sound, of some continuance; This is a signal that the world is coming to an end Hoomans remain amazingly calm during thunderstorms, so it is necessary to warn them of the danger by trembling uncontrollably, panting, rolling your eyes wildly, and following at their heels; The sound that results from lightning Lightning bolts (static electricity) produce intense heat This burst of heat makes the air around the bolt expand explosively, producing the sound we hear as thunder Since light travels faster than sound, we see the lightning before we hear the thunder; often referred to in Scripture (Job 40: 9; Ps 77: 18; 104: 7) James and John were called by our Lord "sons of thunder" (Mark 3: 17) In Job 39: 19, instead of "thunder," as in the Authorized Version, the Revised Version translates (ra'amah) by "quivering main" (marg , "shaking") Thunder accompanied the giving of the law at Sinai (Ex 19: 16) It was regarded as the voice of God (Job 37: 2; Ps 18: 13; 81: 7; comp John 12: 29) In answer to Samuel's prayer (1 Sam 12: 17, 18), God sent thunder, and "all the people greatly feared," for at such a season (the wheat-harvest) thunder and rain were almost unknown in Palestine; a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning; The sound which follows a flash of lightning; the report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity; An alarming or statrling threat or denunciation; 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; If something or someone thunders somewhere, they move there quickly and with a lot of noise. A lorry thundered by; {i} booming sound in the air created during stormy weather; This is a signal that the world is coming to an end Humans remain amazingly calm during thunderstorms, so it is necessary to warn them of the danger by trembling uncontrollably, panting, rolling your eyes wildly, and following at their heels; To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity; often used impersonally; as, it thundered continuously; To utter violent denunciation; The sound emitted by rapidly expanding gases along the channel of a lightning discharge Over three-quarters of lightning's electrical discharge is used in heating the gases in the atmosphere in and immediately around the visible channel Temperatures can rise to over 10,000 °C in microseconds, resulting in a violent pressure wave, composed of compression and rarefaction The rumble of thunder is created as one's ear catches other parts of the discharge, the part of the lightning flash nearest registering first, then the parts further away; street names for heroin; Sound created when lightning causes the rapid expansion of atmospheric gases along its strike path; The sound wave produced as a lightning stroke heats the air causing it to rapidly expand; - the acoustic shock wave caused by the extreme heat generated by a lightning flash The rapid heating and cooling of air near the lightning causes the sound of thunder In short, the air literally explodes; The sound caused by a lightning stroke as it heats the air and causes it to rapidly expand; Skies will be overcast or partly cloudy with the sound of thunder detected, but no precipitation observed; a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared"; 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; Noise created by air expanding when it is heated by lightening; {f} make a roaring sound; move fast, noisily, and heavily; "The bus thundered down the road"; If you thunder something, you say it loudly and forcefully, especially because you are angry. `It's your money. Ask for it!' she thundered The Prosecutor looked toward Napoleon, waiting for him to thunder an objection. = bellow; Any loud noise; as, the thunder of cannon; n This is a signal that the world is coming to an end Humans remain amazingly calm during the thunderstorms so it is necessary to warn them of danger by trembling uncontrollably, panting, rolling your eyes wildly and following at their heals; the audible noise made by lightning; utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared"; Fig; be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed; To make a loud noise; esp; is the sound that results from lightning A lightning bolt produces an intense burst of heat which makes the air around it expand explosively, producing the sound we hear as thunder Since light travels faster than sound, we see the lightning before we hear the thunder The difference in time between the two can tell us how far away the clouds producing the lightning and thunder are; To emit with noise and terror; to utter vehemently; to publish, as a threat or denunciation; Sound produced by a lightning discharge; 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; 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; the sound caused by rapidly expanding gases in a lightning discharge; a deep prolonged loud noise; be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed"; A signal that the world is coming to an end Humans remain amazingly calm during thunderstorms, so it is necessary to warn them of the danger by trembling uncontrollably, panting, rolling your eyes wildly, and following at their heels; rai
Thunder Bay: a large bay in Canada
Thunder Bay: a town in Ontario, Canada
thunder clouds: plural form of thunder cloud
thunder gods: plural form of thunder god
thunder lizard: Nickname for the apatosaurus or brontosaurus
thunder lizards: plural form of thunder lizard
thunder thighs: An overweight or obese woman with fat thighs
thunder shower: A shower of rain accompanied by thunder and lightning
Thunder Bay: City (pop., 2001: 109,016), west-central Ontario, Canada. It is located on the northwestern shore of Lake Superior. Its first settlement was a French fur-trading post 1678. In the 1870s and '80s silver strikes and the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway brought prosperity to the twin towns of Port Arthur and Fort William that had grown up there. Their rivalry was resolved with the unification of their harbour facilities in 1906; the towns merged in 1970 and created the city of Thunder Bay. It is one of Canada's busiest ports, with grain storage and transshipment depots; other industries include shipbuilding
thunder and lightning: sound and light during a heavy storm
thunder bay: a port city in Ontario on Lake Superior
thunder snake: small reddish wormlike snake of eastern United States
steal somebody's thunder: To detract from somebody's accomplishments or glory; to undermine
I don't mean to steal your thunder, but did you really do all that by yourself?.
thundering: Producing a noise or effect like thunder; thunderous
thundering: Very great; extraordinary
A thundering amount of work.
thundering: Of, pertaining to, or accompanied by thunder
thundering: thunderstorm
thundering: Awesomely great, intense, or unusual
thundering: Present participle of thunder
thunderer: {n} the power that produces thunder
thundering: {a} loud, noisy, terrible, threatning
have a face like thunder: Have a very angry expression
Thunderer: an informal name for the British newspaper The Times, used in the past
Thunderer: nickname of The Times newspaper
blood and thunder: A blood and thunder performer or performance is very loud and emotional. He was a blood-and-thunder preacher
blood-and-thunder: full of exciting and violent action or emotion
thundered: past of thunder
thunderer: to Jupiter
thunderer: a noisemaker that makes a sound like thunder
thunderer: an epithet for Jupiter
thunderer: One who thunders; used especially as a translation of L
thunderer: One who thunders
thunderer: tonans, an epithet applied by the Romans to several of their gods, esp
thundering: Emitting thunder
thundering: Very great; often adverbially
thundering: sounding like thunder; "the thundering herd
thundering: extraordinarily big or impressive; "a thundering success"; "the thundering silence of what was left unsaid"
thundering: {s} very; huge, numerous, considerable
thundering: sounding like thunder; "the thundering herd"
thundering: extraordinarily big or impressive; "a thundering success"; "the thundering silence of what was left unsaid" sounding like thunder; "the thundering herd
thunders: third-person singular of thunder

thunder

Silbentrennung

thun·der

Türkische aussprache

thʌndır

Synonyme

barrage, blast, boom, booming, cannonade, clap, cracking, crash, crashing, detonation, discharge, drumfire, explosion, fulmination, outburst

Aussprache

/ˈᴛʜəndər/ /ˈθʌndɜr/

Etymologie

[ th&n-d&r ] (noun.) before 12th century. From Old English þunor, from Proto-Germanic *þunraz *(s)ten(ə)- (“to thunder”). Compare Persian تندر (tondar).