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thunders

Noun
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

The deep booming sound following lightning; symbolizes divine anger, dramatic shifts, or raw atmospheric force in epic verse.

Detailed Definition
Here the plural form is used poetically for the storm’s rumbling sounds. In older or elevated verse, plural nouns like this can give a grander, more atmospheric feel than ordinary modern usage.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Soft falls the shower, the thunders cease!” turns plural thunders into separate rolling sounds; “Thunders” can suggest repeated peals across a valley; In epic poetry, thunders may signal divine anger or battle; The plural broadens one clap into an atmospheric chorus
Additional Notes
In this line, "thunders" is a poetic plural that may feel unusual to readers because modern English usually uses thunder as an uncountable noun.; Found in the poem, The Rainbow by Charlotte Richardson
Other Meanings of “thunders”
Also Known As
roars claps rumbles
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