intronare

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to deafen
  2. (transitive) to stun, to daze
  3. (intransitive, uncommon) to be stunned, to be dazed
  4. (intransitive, uncommon) to rumble, to boom, to resound
  5. (transitive) to shake like thunder, to cause (the air, etc.) to rumble
  6. (literary, transitive) to stun with blows or beatings
  7. (archaic, transitive) to crack (walls, etc.) by beating

Etymology

From in- + tronare, which is from Latin tonāre (“to thunder”), probably related to French étonner (“to surprise”).

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