thunderpeal
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of thunderpeal
Example Sentences
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It grew warm rapidly; clouds overspread the sky; a thunderpeal rumbled suddenly.
From A Busy Year at the Old Squire's by Stephens, C. A. (Charles Asbury)
A red flash darted into their midst, and loud rolled the thunderpeal immediately overhead.
From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Mitford, Bertram
What could it mean, that low, deep, long-continued thunderpeal?
From Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" by Stables, Gordon
The "cry" she gave is the thunderpeal; the spear she carried is the lightning; the �gis or goat-skin she wore is the cloud again, though the cloud has just been the head of Zeus.**
From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Lang, Andrew
A loud thunderpeal caused the mountains to tremble.
From The Delight Makers by Bandelier, Adolph Francis Alphonse
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