thunder in English: The loud sound you hear in the sky during a storm. (noun)

Translation

The loud sound you hear in the sky during a storm.

Word origin

From Old English thunor, an old Germanic word for the sound of a storm.

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Thunder is the loud sound a storm makes.

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"Thunder" is uncountable, so it takes no a and no plural.

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Lightning is the flash of light; thunder is the sound that follows it.

storm

Very bad weather with strong wind and rain, and sometimes thunder.

rain

Water that falls from clouds in the sky in small drops.

sky

The space high above the earth that you see when you look up, where the sun, clouds, and stars are.

loud

Making a lot of noise; easy to hear.

sound

A sound is anything that you can hear with your ears.

lightning

The bright flash of electricity you see in the sky during a storm.

rumble

A long, low, rolling sound, like far thunder or a hungry stomach.

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