Thunder, subst. the loud noise following a flash of lightning: Ven. 268. Sonn. 14, 6. Pilgr. 67. Tp. III, 3, 97. V, 44. Meas. II, 2, 113. Meas. II, 2, 113 LLL IV, 2, 119. Shr. I, 2, 96. Wint. III, 1, 10. John III, 1, 124. III, 4, 38. V, 2, 173. H5 II, 4, 100. Troil. II, 3, 209. Cor. I, 6, 25. II, 1, 283. V, 3, 151. Mcb. I, 2, 26 “(--s).” IV, 1, 86. Hml. II, 2, 508. Lr. III, 2, 15. Lr. III, 2, 15 III, 4, 160. IV, 6, 103. IV, 7, 33. Ant. V, 2, 86. Cymb. V, 4, 114. Per. II Prol. 30. II, 1, 2. III, 1, 5 “(--s).” IV, 2, 154 “(t. shall not so awake the beds of eels).” V, 1, 201. Joined with lightning: “secure of --'s crack or lightning flash,” Tit. II, 1, 3. “in t., lightning, or in rain,” Mcb. I, 1, 2. Its effect confounded with that of lightning: “let thy blows . . . fall like amazing t. on the casque . . .,” R2 I, 3, 81. H6B IV, 1, 104. Lr. II, 1, 48 (Qq --s). III, 2, 6. Oth. V, 2, 235. Used of other mighty sounds: “the t. of my cannon,” John I, 26. II, 411. Hml. I, 2, 128. “that forced t. from his heart did fly,” Compl. 325. such sweet t. (of barking dogs) Mids. IV, 1, 123. that engenders t. in his breast and makes “him roar these accusations forth,” H6A III, 1, 39. “thy voice is t.” R3 I, 4, 172.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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