Thun"der (?), n. [OE. þunder, þonder, þoner, AS. þunor; akin to þunian to stretch, to thunder, D. donder thunder, G. donner, OHG. donar, Icel. þōrr Thor, L. tonare to thunder, tonitrus thunder, Gr. to`nos a stretching, straining, Skr. tan to stretch. √52. See Thin, and cf. Astonish, Detonate, Intone, Thursday, Tone.] 1. The sound which follows a flash of lightning; the report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity.

2. The discharge of electricity; a thunderbolt. [Obs.]

The revenging gods
'Gainst parricides did all their thunders bend.

3. Any loud noise; as, the thunder of cannon.

4. An alarming or statrling threat or denunciation.

The thunders of the Vatican could no longer strike into the heart of princes.

Thun"der (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Thundered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Thundering.] [AS. þunrian. 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?

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

His dreadful voice no more
Would thunder in my ears.

3. To utter violent denunciation.

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

Oracles severe
Were daily thundered in our general's ear.

An archdeacon, as being a prelate, may thunder out an ecclesiastical censure.

Thun"der (?), n. [OE. þunder, þonder, þoner, AS. þunor; akin to þunian to stretch, to thunder, D. donder thunder, G. donner, OHG. donar, Icel. þōrr Thor, L. tonare to thunder, tonitrus thunder, Gr. to`nos a stretching, straining, Skr. tan to stretch. √52. See Thin, and cf. Astonish, Detonate, Intone, Thursday, Tone.] 1. The sound which follows a flash of lightning; the report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity.

2. The discharge of electricity; a thunderbolt. [Obs.]

The revenging gods
'Gainst parricides did all their thunders bend.

3. Any loud noise; as, the thunder of cannon.

4. An alarming or statrling threat or denunciation.

The thunders of the Vatican could no longer strike into the heart of princes.

Thun"der (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Thundered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Thundering.] [AS. þunrian. 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?

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

His dreadful voice no more
Would thunder in my ears.

3. To utter violent denunciation.

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

Oracles severe
Were daily thundered in our general's ear.

An archdeacon, as being a prelate, may thunder out an ecclesiastical censure.

• The sound caused by the discharge of atmospheric electrical charge.
       Thunder is preceded by lightning.
  
• A sound resembling thunder.
       The noise he thought was thunder turned out to be the rattle of a sheet of aluminium, struck by trees.
  
• A deep, rumbling noise
       Off in the distance, he heard the thunder of hoofbeats, signalling a stampede.
  
• to make a noise like thunder.
  
• to talk with a loud, threatening voice.