thunderstrike
thunderstrike verb: to strike, blast, or injure by, or as if by, lightning.
Verb
thunderstrike (third-person singular simple present thunderstrikes, present participle thunderstriking, simple past thunderstruck, past participle thunderstricken)
- To strike, blast, or injure by, or as if by, lightning.
- […] some terrible bombarder of tearmes, as wilde as wildfire, that at the first flash of his fury, would leaue me thunder-stricken vpon the ground, or at the last volley of his outrage, would batter me to dust, and ashes.1593, Gabriel Harvey, Pierces Supererogation or A New Prayse of the Old Asse, London: John Wolfe, page 8
- And such Warres haue made impressions into all our Neighbour Countries […] haue lightened on Turkie and blasted the Seraglio; haue thunder-stricken Barbarie, haue torne the Atlas there,1625, Samuel Purchas, Purchas His Pilgrimes, Part 3, London: Henrie Fetherstone, Book 4, Chapter 9, § 1, p. 738
- To astonish, or strike dumb, as with something terrible.
- At the expiration of this time, his lordship, who was already married, received a letter from his lady, who had been at the German Spa to drink the waters, intimating that she was on her return to England. This thunderstruck his lordship, who was sensible, that on her ladyship’s coming home, his...1769, Arthur Murphy, Genuine Memoirs of the Life and Adventures of the Celebrated Miss Ann Elliot, London: J. Fell and J. Roson, p
- “Look, I tell you what, Mac. Seeing how as you're my best friend” “Yeah!” “Maybe you can look into it for me. Go snoop around the shop.” “Can-can I stop you for a second? I'm sorry. I'm a little confused here. You-you just said that he was your best friend? How is he your best friend over me?”...2008 September 25, David Hornsby, “Mac's Banging the Waitress” (1:38 from the start), in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, season 4, episode 4, spoken by Charlie Kelly (Charlie Day)
Noun
thunderstrike (plural thunderstrikes)
- The striking of lightning.
Forms of thunderstrike
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | thunderstrikes |
| present participle | thunderstriking |
| past | thunderstruck |
| past participle | thunderstricken |
| Noun | |
| plural | thunderstrikes |
Origin of thunderstrike
From thunder + strike.
Questions about thunderstrike
- What does thunderstrike mean?
- Thunderstrike means to strike, blast, or injure by, or as if by, lightning.
- What part of speech is thunderstrike?
- Thunderstrike can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of thunderstrike?
- The past tense of thunderstrike is thunderstruck.
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