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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.
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Canst thou thunder with a voice like him? --Job xl.
9.
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2. Fig.: To make a loud noise; esp. a heavy sound, of some
continuance.
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His dreadful voice no more
Would thunder in my ears. --Milton.
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3. To utter violent denunciation.
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Thundering \Thun"der*ing\, a.
1. Emitting thunder.
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Roll the thundering chariot o'er the ground. --J.
Trumbull.
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2. Very great; -- often adverbially. [Slang]
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Thundering \Thun"der*ing\, n.
Thunder. --Rev. iv. 5.
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