Thundering vs. Thunderstorm — What's the Difference?

Making a resounding, loud, deep noise

A thunderstorm, also known as an electrical storm or a lightning storm, is a storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere, known as thunder. Relatively weak thunderstorms are sometimes called thundershowers.

Extremely great, severe, or impressive

A storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail.

The crashing or booming sound produced by rapidly expanding air along the path of the electrical discharge of lightning.

A transient, sometimes violent storm of thunder and lightning, often accompanied by rain and sometimes hail.

A sound that resembles or suggests thunder.

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.

To produce thunder.

A storm accompanied with lightning and thunder.

To produce sounds like thunder.

A storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning

To move while making a loud noise

To utter loud, vociferous remarks or threats.

To express violently, commandingly, or angrily; roar.

Present participle of thunder

Of, pertaining to, or accompanied by thunder.

Producing a noise or effect like thunder; thunderous.

(colloquial) Very great; extraordinary.

A loud percussive sound, like thunder.

(archaic) A thunderstorm.

Emitting thunder.

Very great; - often adverbially.

Thunder.

Sounding like thunder;

Extraordinarily big or impressive;