thunder

v. make a roaring sound

n. booming sound in the air created during stormy weather

Thunder is the sound made by lightning. Depending on the nature of the lightning and distance of the hearer, it can range from a sharp, loud crack to a long, low rumble. It is produced by a sonic shock wave caused by the rapid expansion of the air surrounding and within a bolt of lightning.
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Noun
1. a deep prolonged loud noise
(synonym) boom, roar, roaring
(hypernym) noise
2. a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning
(hypernym) noise
(hyponym) thunderclap
(derivation) boom
3. street names for heroin
(synonym) big H, hell dust, nose drops, smack
(hypernym) heroin, diacetylmorphine
Verb
1. move fast, noisily, and heavily; "The bus thundered down the road"
(hypernym) move
(derivation) boom, roar, roaring
2. utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared"
(synonym) roar
(hypernym) shout
(derivation) boom, roar, roaring
3. be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed"
(synonym) boom
(entail) storm
4. to make or produce a loud noise; "The river thundered below"; "The engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle"
(hypernym) roar, howl
(derivation) boom, roar, roaring

(v. t.)
To emit with noise and terror; to utter vehemently; to publish, as a threat or denunciation.
  

(n.)
To utter violent denunciation.
  

(n.)
To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity; -- often used impersonally; as, it thundered continuously.
  

(n.)
The sound which follows a flash of lightning; the report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity.
  

(n.)
The discharge of electricity; a thunderbolt.
  

(n.)
Fig.: To make a loud noise; esp. a heavy sound, of some continuance.
  

(n.)
Any loud noise; as, the thunder of cannon.
  

(n.)
An alarming or statrling threat or denunciation.
  

[Native American] Thunder is generally regarded as a natural manifestation of power. Thunderer is the personification of the Thunder spirit. Thunder Beings are generally regarded as metamorphic animal-humans (transformers) who were powerful and knowledgeable, sometimes interacting with significant humans.