English

Verb

tonitruate ‎(third-person singular simple present tonitruates, present participle tonitruating, simple past and past participle tonitruated)

1. (rare, intransitive) to thunder

   • 1980: Stertile thunder tonitruated terribly. ‘Oh Lord forgive us our bloody sins.’ Rain now pelted. It was hard work finding a taxi. — Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers