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"roman": "ṣāʕiqa",
"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
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"word": "raig de llamp"
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"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
"word": "霹靂"
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"roman": "pīlì",
"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
"word": "霹雳"
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"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
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"roman": "śiś̬ĕm",
"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
"word": "ҫиҫӗм"
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"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
"word": "bliksemstraal"
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"word": "donderslag"
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"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
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"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
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"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
"word": "villámcsapás"
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"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
"word": "fulmine"
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"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
"word": "folgore"
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"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
"word": "saetta"
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"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
"word": "lampo"
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"roman": "kaminari",
"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
"word": "雷"
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"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
"word": "벼락"
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"word": "tonitrus"
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"word": "ictus fulminis"
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"word": "Blitzsteen"
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"roman": "minnalppiṇaṟ",
"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
"word": "മിന്നൽപ്പിണർ"
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"roman": "dambhōḷi",
"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
"word": "ദംഭോളി"
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"roman": "aśani",
"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
"word": "അശനി"
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"roman": "iṭivāḷ",
"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
"word": "ഇടിവാൾ"
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"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
"word": "epa"
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"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
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"word": "foudre"
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"roman": "yıldırım",
"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
"word": "یلدرم"
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"code": "ota",
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"roman": "saʿika",
"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
"word": "صاعقه"
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"roman": "ra'd-o-barq",
"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
"word": "رعد و برق"
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"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
"word": "صاعقه"
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"roman": "âzaraxš",
"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
"word": "آذرخش"
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"word": "piorun"
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"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
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"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
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"word": "fulger"
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],
"word": "уда́р мо́лнии"
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"word": "перу́н"
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"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
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"word": "अशनि"
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"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
"word": "పిడుగు"
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"roman": "sǎai-fáa",
"sense": "flash of lightning accompanied by thunder",
"word": "สายฟ้า"
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"word": "yıldırım"
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"word": "taranau"
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"word": "järkytys"
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"sense": "an event that is terrible, horrific or unexpected",
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"roman": "byeorak",
"sense": "an event that is terrible, horrific or unexpected",
"word": "벼락"
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"sense": "an event that is terrible, horrific or unexpected",
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"word": "grom z jasnego nieba"
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"roman": "piḍugupāṭu",
"sense": "an event that is terrible, horrific or unexpected",
"word": "పిడుగుపాటు"
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"roman": "piḍugupāṭu",
"sense": "an event that is terrible, horrific or unexpected",
"word": "పిడుగుపాటు"
}
],
"word": "thunderbolt"
}
{
"categories": [
"English 3-syllable words",
"English compound terms",
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"English verbs",
"en:Sound",
"en:Weather"
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "thunder",
"3": "bolt"
},
"expansion": "thunder + bolt",
"name": "compound"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From thunder + bolt.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "thunderbolts",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "thunderbolting",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "thunderbolted",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "thunderbolted",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {},
"expansion": "thunderbolt (third-person singular simple present thunderbolts, present participle thunderbolting, simple past and past participle thunderbolted)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English terms with rare senses",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To strike with a thunderbolt."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, rare) To strike with a thunderbolt."
],
"tags": [
"rare",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with rare senses"
],
"glosses": [
"To move swiftly and violently."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare) To move swiftly and violently."
],
"tags": [
"rare"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈθʌndə(ɹ)ˌboʊlt/"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-thunderbolt.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c5/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vininn126-thunderbolt.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vininn126-thunderbolt.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c5/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vininn126-thunderbolt.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vininn126-thunderbolt.wav.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
}
],
"word": "thunderbolt"
}
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