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trovoada — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • thunder noun The deep rumbling or cracking sound that follows a lightning bolt, caused by rapidly heated air expanding.
  • thunderstorm noun A storm featuring thunder and lightning, usually with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail.

Senses

trovoada is used for these senses in English:

  • thunder The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.
  • thunder A deep, rumbling noise resembling thunder.
  • thunderstorm A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.

thunder — full definition

  1. noun The deep rumbling or cracking sound that follows a lightning bolt, caused by rapidly heated air expanding.
  2. verb To make a loud rumbling sound, or to move, speak, or act with a force resembling thunder.

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