thunder out
thunder out
1. To exit (something or some place) very quickly while making extremely loud, reverberating sounds. They jumped into the firetruck and thundered out of the station. The silo doors opened and the rocket thundered out into the night sky.
2. To say or shout something in a very deep, booming voice. A noun or pronoun can be used between "thunder" and "out." The director thundered out her commands to the actors on the stage. I wish the boss wouldn't thunder his criticisms out like that—I'd prefer it if the entire office didn't hear about my latest shortcomings.
See also: out, thunder
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
thunder something out
Fig. to respond with words spoken in a voice like thunder. He thundered the words out so everyone could hear them. He thundered out the words.
See also: out, thunder
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- thunder across
- thunder past
- resound with
- resound with (something)
- to wake the dead, loud enough
- loud enough to wake the dead
- make the welkin ring
- silo drippings
- for crying out loud
- For crying out loud!