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thunder
phrases
a rumble/roll of thunder
(= one of a series of deep sounds )
• We could hear the rumble of thunder growing louder.
a clap/crash/crack of thunder
(= one extremely loud sound )
• Lightning flickered across the sky, followed seconds later by a loud crack of thunder.
a peal of thunder
(= one very loud sound )
• She jumped as a huge peal of thunder crashed directly overhead.
thunder and lightning
• Rain fell steadily for an hour, accompanied by thunder and lightning.
verbs
thunder crashes/booms
• Thunder crashed overhead, waking the baby.
thunder rumbles/rolls
• Thunder rumbled in the distance.
adjectives
distant thunder
• Apart from the occasional rumble of distant thunder, there was silence.
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noun ADJ. loud The thunder was getting louder and louder. | dull The gunfire rumbled like dull thunder. | distant the rumble of distant thunder | approaching QUANT. clap, crash, peal, roll, rumble THUNDER + VERB boom, break, burst, crash, explode, roar Thunder boomed in the sky overhead. | growl, grumble, roll, rumble | rattle sth, shake sth The windows were shaken by a tremendous crash of thunder. THUNDER + NOUN clap (also thunderclap) | cloud (also thundercloud) PHRASES the sound of thunder, there's thunder in the air (= thunder is likely), thunder and lightning
Oxford Collocations Dictionary