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THUNDERSTRIKES
Verb
thunderstrikes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thunderstrike
Source: Wiktionary
THUNDERSTRIKE
Thun"der*strike`, v. t. [imp. Thunderstruck; p. p. Thunderstruck, - strucken (; p. pr. & vb. n. Thunderstriking.]
1. To strike, blast, or injure by, or as by, lightning. [R.] Sir P. Sidney.
2. To astonish, or strike dumb, as with something terrible; -- rarely used except in the past participle. drove before him, thunderstruck. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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