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The Dutch word for thunder is
donder





thunder

Dutch Definition


thunder
     1. donder
     2. donderen

Translations for thunder and their definitions

donder ©
     1. n-m. thunder (sound produced by a thunderstorm)
     2. n-m. (informal) the head or body
     3. n-m. (informal) a thing (as in not a single thing)
           Wat je nu doet haalt geen donder uit! - What you're doing right now isn't achieving a thing!
     4. v. first-person singular present indicative of donderen
     5. v. imperative of donderen


gedonder
     1. n-n. thundering
     2. n-n. squabbling, bickering



Donderen
     1. Proper noun. .
     2. v. to thunder
           In de verte hoor ik het donderen. - I can hear it thunder in the distance.
     3. v. to make a thunderous sound, especially with one's voice
           'Hou daar nu mee op!', donderde de man. - 'Stop that right now!', thundered the man.
     4. v. to plummet, tumble
           De leerling verloor zijn evenwicht en donderde achterover van zijn stoel. - The pupil lost his balance and tumbled backwards off his chair.


overdonderen
     1. v. to overwhelm, to overawe
     2. v. to confuse, to mystify


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