I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ loud
▪
The ~ was getting louder and louder.
▪ rolling , rumbling
▪ distant
▪
the rumble of distant ~
… OF THUNDER
▪ clap , crack , crash , peal , roll , rumble
THUNDER + VERB
▪ boom , crack , crash , roar
▪
Thunder boomed in the sky overhead.
▪ growl , roll , rumble , sound
▪
A crash of ~ sounded in the distance.
▪ echo
▪ rattle sth , shake sth
▪
The windows were shaken by a tremendous crash of ~.
THUNDER + NOUN
▪ clap (usually thunderclap )
▪ cloud (usually thundercloud )
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of ( figurative )
▪
She could hear the ~ of hoofs approaching.
PHRASES
▪ the sound of ~ , ~ and lightning
II.
verb
Thunder is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ cannon , ↑ train