(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
Thunder is the loud noise that you hear from the sky after a flash of lightning, especially during a storm.
...a distant clap of ~.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
When it ~s, a loud noise comes from the sky after a flash of lightning.
The day was heavy and still. It would probably ~ later.
VERB: it V
3.
The ~ of something that is moving or making a sound is the loud deep noise it makes.
The ~ of the sea on the rocks seemed to blank out other thoughts...
= roar
N-UNCOUNT: N of n
4.
If something or someone ~s somewhere, they move there quickly and with a lot of noise.
A lorry ~ed by.
VERB: V prep/adv
5.
If something ~s, it makes a very loud noise, usually continuously.
She heard the sound of the guns ~ing in the fog.
...~ing applause.
= resound
VERB: V, V-ing
6.
If you ~ something, you say it loudly and forcefully, especially because you are angry. (WRITTEN)
‘It’s your money. Ask for it!’ she ~ed...
The Prosecutor looked toward Napoleon, waiting for him to ~ an objection.
= bellow
VERB: V with quote, V n
7.
If you steal someone’s ~, you get the attention or praise that they thought they would get, usually by saying or doing what they had intended to say or do.
He had no intention of letting the Foreign Secretary steal any of his ~.
PHRASE: V inflects