Thunder \Thun"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Thundered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Thundering.]
[AS. [thorn]unrian. See Thunder, n.]
1. To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a
discharge of atmospheric electricity; -- often used
impersonally; as, it thundered continuously.
Canst thou thunder with a voice like him? --Job xl.
9.
2. Fig.: To make a loud noise; esp. a heavy sound, of some
continuance.
His dreadful voice no more Would thunder in my ears.
--Milton.
3. To utter violent denunciation.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |