thunder rumble
Sky's distant grumble
A thunder rumble is the low, prolonged sound of thunder rolling across the sky, distinct from a sharp crack or clap.
The phrase emphasizes the drawn-out, resonant quality of distant thunder: We heard a thunder rumble in the distance.
Often used interchangeably with rumble of thunder.
- boomLoud deep sound
- roarLoud, deep animal cry
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- summer stormWarm-season severe weather
growl · grumble · rolling · distant · sky · clouds · storm clouds · ominous · deep · bass · tremor · crash · reverberate · echoing · bellowing · dark · dark skies · approaching
- Thunderstormslightning, lightning strike, lightning flash, storm clouds, storm cloud
- ambient soundsrain, wind, ocean, crickets, birdsong
- storm soundsboom, crack, roar, howl, whoosh
- weatherweather, rain, sun, snow, wind
- farm soundsrooster crow, cow bell, turkey gobble, duck quack, goose honk
thunder rumblethunder crack
Sudden loud storm sound
thunderclap · crack of thunder · snap · lightning crack · pop
thunder rumblesilence
Total lack of sound
stillness · quiet · soundlessness · dead silence · calm
thunder, rumble, thunders, thundered, thundering, thunderous, thunderously, thunderbolt, thunderstorm