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Friday 3 September 2010

Brontide

   
Brontide is long, low, rumbling thunder. The term is also used for low, rumbling thunderlike sounds of short duration not originating from thunderstorms but believed to be of seismic origin.
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  1. Librarian3 September 2010 at 06:21

    Is it brontide (as in the headline) or brontise (as in the description) ?
    Brontide sounds Danish :-) Like Yultide.

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  2. Scriptor Senex3 September 2010 at 13:06

    Oops - spelling error - should both have been brontide! I've now corrected it.

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  3. Anonymous3 September 2010 at 18:47

    The word sounds as if Emily B was really, really angry!
    Canadian Chickadee

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