OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 3041

thunder

/ˈθʌndə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
trueno
The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.
Thunder is preceded by lightning.
With each clap of thunder echoing from one high building to another the noise was terrific.
estruendo • fragor
A deep, rumbling noise resembling thunder.
Off in the distance, he heard the thunder of hoofbeats, signalling a stampede.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 3042

thunder

/ˈθʌndə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
tronar
To make a noise like thunder.
His words landed like a bomb, and my ears thundered with noise.
The train thundered along the tracks.