Tra từ thunder - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

thun·der [thunder thunders thundered thundering] noun, verb BrE [ˈθʌndə(r)] NAmE [ˈθʌndər]
noun uncountable
1. the loud noise that you hear after a flash of ↑lightning, during a storm
•the rumble of distant thunder
•a clap/crash/roll of thunder
•Thunder crashed in the sky.
2. a loud noise like thunder
•the thunder of hooves
see sb has a face like thundersb's face is like thunder at ↑face _n., steal sb's thunder at ↑steal _v.

Word Origin:
Old English thunor (noun), thunrian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch donder and German Donner (noun), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin tonare ‘to thunder’.

Collocations:
The weather
Good weather
be bathed in/bask in/be blessed with/enjoy bright/brilliant/glorious sunshine
the sun shines/warms sth/beats down (on sth)
the sunshine breaks/streams through sth
fluffy/wispy clouds drift across the sky
a gentle/light/stiff/cool/warm/sea breeze blows in/comes in off the sea
the snow crunches beneath/under sb's feet/boots
Bad weather
thick/dark/storm clouds form/gather/roll in/cover the sky/block out the sun
the sky darkens/turns black
a fine mist hangs in the air
a dense/heavy/thick fog rolls in
the rain falls/comes down (in buckets/sheets)/pours down
snow falls/comes down/covers sth
the wind blows/whistles/howls/picks up/whips through sth/sweeps across sth
strong/gale-force winds blow/gust (up to 80 mph)
a storm is approaching/is moving inland/hits/strikes/rages
thunder rolls/rumbles/sounds
(forked/sheet) lightning strikes/hits/flashes
a (blinding/snow) blizzard hits/strikes/blows/rages
a tornado touches down/hits/strikes/destroys sth/rips through sth
forecast/expect/predict rain/snow/a category-four hurricane
(NAmE) pour (down)/ (BrE) pour (down) with rain
get caught in/seek shelter from/escape the rain
be covered/shrouded in mist/a blanket of fog
be in for/brave/shelter from a/the storm
hear rolling/distant thunder
be battered/buffeted by strong winds
(BrE) be blowing a gale
battle against/brave the elements
The weather improves
the sun breaks through the clouds
the sky clears/brightens (up)/lightens (up)
the clouds part/clear
the rain stops/lets up/holds off
the wind dies down
the storm passes
the mist/fog lifts/clears

Example Bank:
•She could hear the thunder of hoofs approaching.
•The gunfire rumbled like dull thunder.
•The thunder was getting louder and louder.
•The windows were shaken by a tremendous crash of thunder.
•Thunder boomed in the sky overhead.
•The thunder of gunfire announced the beginning of the attack.
•The thunder of hooves split the air as the horses burst through the mist.

verb
1. intransitive when it thunders, there is a loud noise in the sky during a storm
2. intransitive to make a very loud deep noise
Syn: ↑roar
•A voice thundered in my ear.
•thundering traffic
3. intransitive + adv./prep. to move very fast and with a loud deep noise
Syn: ↑roar
•Heavy trucks kept thundering past.
4. transitive ~ sth + adv./prep. (informal)to make sth move somewhere very fast
•Essien thundered the ball past the goalie.
5. intransitive, transitive (literary)to shout, complain, etc. very loudly and angrily
•~ (sth) He thundered against the evils of television.
•+ speech ‘Sit still!’ she thundered.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English thunor (noun), thunrian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch donder and German Donner (noun), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin tonare ‘to thunder’.

Example Bank:
•Her heartbeat thundered in her ears.
•The horse raced across the pasture, its hooves thundering on the grass.
•The village is a quiet backwater away from the thundering traffic.