thunder

Definition

  • noun: the very loud sound that comes from the sky during a storm
  • noun: the sound that follows a flash of lightning and is caused by sudden expansion of the air in the path of the electrical discharge
  • verb: to produce thunder
  • usually used impersonally
  • synonyms: thunderbolt, shout

Examples

  • I didn't mean to 'steal your thunder', but I just had to tell your mom about your promotion.

  • We could hear the rumble of 'thunder' in the distance.

  • “How dare you come into my house!” he 'thundered'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Our true enemy has not yet shown his face. Michael! - Has he had his medicine? - I don't know what he took. - I've got my wind back. - Call a doctor. - Run, run, run! - Vincent! Run at thunder, girl! Thunder can't hurt! Harmless noise! Bullshit! You deceitful old fuck! Altobello, you fuck! Fredo! (..)
    1990 The Godfather Part III
  • (..) it rises- it rises up like- Like th- Like- Like a storm... as if you were the thunder god himself. - You were a gladiator? - Yes, I was. You won your freedom? A long time ago, the emperor... (..)
    2000 Gladiator
  • (..) Move it. Arrivederci. Did you want to save the day? - You are not doing anything. - I would steal your thunder. No, you stay here and make sure everything goes as planned. You have had Slater in front of the -ball before, but you screwed it up. That is "behind" the -ball. You moron. (..)
    1993 Last Action Hero