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But if any of the dry exhalation is caught in the process as the air cools, it is squeezed out as the clouds contract, and collides in its rapid course with the neighbouring clouds, and the sound of this collision is what we call thunder.
Meteorology 2002
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Donar and Thunar, words which are like our word thunder.
Famous Men of the Middle Ages Addison B. Poland 1885
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The explosion is soon followed by what we all know as thunder.
navigo 2006
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Team Bethenny went ballistic, attacking Zarin for trying to steal Frankel's "thunder."
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The study showed that 45 percent of respondents feared loud sounds such as thunder.
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Swinging the smoking censer, he raised his voice to challenge Shugra's thunder. “— ut punia tua cognomen!”
Prime Evil Diana G. Gallagher 2001
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