thunder
noun
a loud, explosive, resounding noise produced by the explosive expansion of air heated by a lightning discharge.
was thundering
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past progressiveof thunder.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“It was raining straight down, it was thundering and it was 27 degrees,” he said, recalling watching the storm early Sunday morning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
My heart was thundering like a war drum as I dialed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
“I talked to one of my best friends today who was thundering around,” he said.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2022
Soon their plane was thundering down the runway, getting up speed to lift off the ground.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2021
The rain was thundering on the roof now.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
