thunder
/ˈθʌndə(r)/noun
उच्चारण थन्डर
गरज, मेघ-गर्जन
Basic word
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[U]
the loud noise that you hear after a flash of lightning, during a storm; a loud deep noise like thunder
गरज, मेघ-गर्जन
- a clap of thunder
- the thunder of guns
- We heard thunder far away and ran indoors.
+ 2 more examples
- The thunder was so loud that the baby woke up.
- A flash of lightning was followed by a roll of thunder.
Synonyms thunderclap rumble roar boom crash
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[I, T]
when it thunders, there is a loud noise in the sky during a storm; to make a very loud deep noise; to shout loudly and angrily
गरजना; दहाड़ना
- 'Get out!' he thundered.
- It thundered all night, and nobody could sleep.
- Trucks thundered past our house on the highway.
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- The crowd thundered its approval when India scored.
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
The adjective thunderous means very loud ('thunderous applause').
Adjective thunderous का अर्थ बहुत तेज़ है ('thunderous applause', गड़गड़ाहट भरी तालियाँ)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Steal sb's thunder (take attention or praise away from somebody by doing what they planned to do), face like thunder (looking very angry), thunderstruck (extremely surprised).
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: steal sb's thunder (किसी की योजना पहले करके उसका ध्यान या प्रशंसा छीन लेना), face like thunder (बहुत क्रोधित दिखना), thunderstruck (अत्यधिक चकित, हक्का-बक्का)।
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General knowledge
Science GK: we see lightning before we hear thunder because light travels much faster (about 3 lakh km per second) than sound (about 343 metres per second in air).
विज्ञान GK में हम बिजली गरज से पहले देखते हैं क्योंकि प्रकाश (लगभग 3 लाख किमी प्रति सेकंड) ध्वनि (हवा में लगभग 343 मीटर प्रति सेकंड) से बहुत तेज़ चलता है।