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BMO Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

Thunder out

1. What is thunder out? Astonish comes from Latin extonare, ex-, out + tonare. Extonare is "thunder out."
2. Could you give me a sentence including the phrase "thunder out?"
3. What is out here?

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He thundered out his orders to the soldiers = He REALLY SHOUTED his orders to the soldiers. "Out" here means "so as to be heard". "Thunder out" - use the full volume of your voice in order to be heard, or in the case of music to have lots of loud noise.

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  • He thundered out his orders to the soldiers = He REALLY SHOUTED his orders to the soldiers.
  • "Out" here means "so as to be heard".
  • "Thunder out" - use the full volume of your voice in order to be heard, or in the case of music to have lots of loud noise.
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He thundered out his orders to the soldiers = He REALLY SHOUTED his orders to the soldiers.

"Out" here means "so as to be heard".

"Thunder out" - use the full volume of your voice in order to be heard, or in the case of music to have lots of loud noise.
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Thanks a lot.

bmo
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