distant thunder
Storm brewing afar
Distant thunder is thunder heard from far away, characterized by a low, prolonged rumble rather than a sharp crack.
The phrase often appears in weather descriptions or as atmospheric detail in narrative: We could hear distant thunder as the storm approached.
Figuratively, it suggests something ominous on the horizon—trouble not yet arrived but making itself known.
- rumbleLow rolling sound
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- summer stormWarm-season severe weather
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
- heat lightningDistant thunderstorm glow
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atmospheric conditions
distant thundersilence
Total lack of sound
clear skies · stillness · quiet · calm · fair weather
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