Dutch

Verb

donderen

1. (intransitive, impersonal) to thunder

   In de verte hoor ik het donderen.‎

   I can hear it thunder in the distance.

2. (intransitive) 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.

3. (intransitive) 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.

Inflection

Derived terms

• bedonderen
• opdonderen
• denderen

Anagrams

• donerend, ordenden, ordenend