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as in to roar
to make a long loud deep noise or cry
as we got closer, the waterfall thundered louder and louder
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as in to shout
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
a hotheaded man who was always thundering about the crooks and idiots running the government
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Recent Examples of thunder
Stopping briefly at the ATM, the woman is swept off her feet when an explosion comes thundering through, leaving chaos, death and destruction in its wake.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
Rothwell unlocked Wednesday inside three minutes with a sumptuous arrow from deep, while Tanaka thundered through the proceedings before a stoppage-time contender for goal of the season.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
Already, some are thundering anathema at the notion that Trump might use his temporary suspension order as a bargaining chip in negotiations with China on other matters.
—Stephen L. Carter, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
The 400-foot rocket had thundered away in late afternoon from Boca Chica, near the Mexican border.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
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In the car, Stone jammed his backpack between his knees, and the two siblings inched down Palisades Drive, the brush along the shoulder a roaring blaze.—
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Strong tornadoes possible Severe thunderstorms will roar to life south of where the heaviest rain falls Saturday.—
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There’s plenty such wordplay in The Safe House, to the point that the movie can seem like a caricature of overeducated, perpetually growling Parisians shouting for social change, but too self-centered and comfortable in their bourgeois lifestyles to do anything drastic about it.—
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Fans in their team jerseys waved flags, shouted for their countrymen and continued the ritual booing of the opposing national anthem that has become an nightly undercard for a tournament that was the return of NHL stars to the international scene after missing the last two Winter Olympics.—
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As communicating quietly through body language didn't work, the dog tries loud communication, such as growling or showing teeth.—
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Third, something large was growling and snorting at me inside the lodge.—
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At one point, the situation escalated when the passenger began yelling loudly and incoherently.—
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Natalie then continued to yell at Josh as Florian escorted her away from the conversation.—
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Constant observation of these events on your social media can create a massive shock to the nervous system and a sense of disintegration and fragmentation, coupled with intense emotions such as crying, shallow breathing or lashing out.—
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One family has a sick child who could be heard crying in the background during a call between Herischi and Panamanian officials.—
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“Thunder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thunder. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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