Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun thunder

3 senses of thunder

Sense 1
boom, roar, roaring, thunder -- (a deep prolonged loud noise)
       => noise -- (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels")

Sense 2
thunder -- (a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning)
       => noise -- (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels")

Sense 3
big H, hell dust, nose drops, smack, thunder, skag, scag -- (street names for heroin)
       => heroin, diacetylmorphine -- (a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb thunder

4 senses of thunder

Sense 1
thunder -- (move fast, noisily, and heavily; "The bus thundered down the road")
       => move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")

Sense 2
thunder, roar -- (utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared")
       => shout -- (utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout")

Sense 3
thunder, boom -- (be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed")

Sense 4
thunder -- (to make or produce a loud noise; "The river thundered below"; "The engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle")
       => roar, howl -- (make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute")