Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to thunder
Participle: thundered
Gerund: thundering
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | thunder |
| you | thunder |
| he;she;it | thunders |
| we | thunder |
| you | thunder |
| they | thunder |
Perfect
| I | have thundered |
| you | have thundered |
| he;she;it | has thundered |
| we | have thundered |
| you | have thundered |
| they | have thundered |
Past
| I | thundered |
| you | thundered |
| he;she;it | thundered |
| we | thundered |
| you | thundered |
| they | thundered |
Pluperfect
| I | had thundered |
| you | had thundered |
| he;she;it | had thundered |
| we | had thundered |
| you | had thundered |
| they | had thundered |
Future
| I | will thunder |
| you | will thunder |
| he;she;it | will thunder |
| we | will thunder |
| you | will thunder |
| they | will thunder |
Future Perfect
| I | will have thundered |
| you | will have thundered |
| he;she;it | will have thundered |
| we | will have thundered |
| you | will have thundered |
| they | will have thundered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | thunder |
| you | thunder |
| he;she;it | thunder |
| we | thunder |
| you | thunder |
| they | thunder |
Perfect
| I | have thundered |
| you | have thundered |
| he;she;it | have thundered |
| we | have thundered |
| you | have thundered |
| they | have thundered |
Imperfect
| I | thundered |
| you | thundered |
| he;she;it | thundered |
| we | thundered |
| you | thundered |
| they | thundered |
Pluperfect
| I | had thundered |
| you | had thundered |
| he;she;it | had thundered |
| we | had thundered |
| you | had thundered |
| they | had thundered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would thunder |
| you | would thunder |
| he;she;it | would thunder |
| we | would thunder |
| you | would thunder |
| they | would thunder |
Perfect
| I | would have thundered |
| you | would have thundered |
| he;she;it | would have thundered |
| we | would have thundered |
| you | would have thundered |
| they | would have thundered |
Imperative
| you | thunder |
| we | Let's thunder |
| you | thunder |
Verbs conjugated like 'thunder'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'thunder'
chunder,
blunder,
chunner,
chunter,
daunder,
founder,
hinder,
hunger,
hunker,
jaunder,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- boom
- rumble, roll, storm, roar, resound, reverberate, clamor, peal
Antonyms
- to make a soft rustling or murmuring sound
- blare, boom, clang, peal, roar, sough
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E.
þunor, from P.Gmc.
*thunraz (cf. O.N.
þorr, O.Fris.
thuner, M.Du.
donre, Du.
donder, O.H.G.
donar, Ger.
Donner "thunder"), from PIE
*(s)tene- "to resound, thunder" (cf. Skt.
tanayitnuh "thundering," Pers.
tundar "thunder," L.
tonare "to thunder"). Swed.
tordön is lit. "Thor's din." The intrusive
-d- is also found in Du. and Icelandic versions of the word. The verb is O.E.
þunrian; fig. sense of "to speak loudly, threateningly, bombastically" is recorded from c.1340.
Thunderbolt is from c.1440;
thunderclap is from c.1386;
thunderstruck is from 1613, originally fig.; the lit. sense always has been rare.
Thunderhead "high-piled cloud" is recorded from 1861.
2. From Middle English thundren, from Old English þunrian (“to thunder”), from Proto-West Germanic *þunrōn, from Proto-Germanic *þunrōną (“to thunder”). See: Old English '
þunrian', Proto-Germanic '
*þunrōną'.
Verbs referencing "thunder"
Latin
tono, Esperanto
tondri.
Sample Sentences
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Tom was silent. “ Speak ! ” thundered Legree, striking him furiously. “ Do you know anything ? ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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♪ Look, look out, be aware Open your eyes and beware ♪ ♪ Like the thundering sea shall I tame the waves striking at me ? ♪
(Magudam)