thunders

present tense third-person singular of thunder

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for thunders
Verb
  • The movie roars to life but seemingly forgets to breathe.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Still, no matter how loud the new guard roars, gospel royalty commands the room.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Kylie, 33, shouts in the background, trying to prevent an accident.
    Georgia Slater, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • There is an inherent lack of trust and confidence that comes from visiting a website that shouts at you.
    Talie Smith, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Go grab your passport, a wad of bail money, and enough thirst for wine that growls at history and food that tastes like the ocean punched you in the mouth.
    John Noakes, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Foxes use a variety of calls, including barks, howls, yaps, and growls.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Joe goes back outside—again he’s seen from Ted’s perspective—and yells at him to turn the music down.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In a noisy, uncertain world, your team does not want someone who yells the loudest or moves the fastest.
    Scott Hozebin, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • At the mall’s free Rain Show feature, water literally pours out of the ceiling as dramatic thunder rumbles.
    Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2025
  • When a military convoy rumbles past, no one seems to notice.
    Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In episode 3, which came out in April, Howard’s character cries when Seth Rogen’s studio head character gives him a difficult piece of feedback, resulting in Howard angrily throwing his signature baseball cap at him.
    Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Fraser threatens to leave but doesn’t and ends up being the one to comfort Kyle, who cries about having hurt his friend.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Thunders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thunders. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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