thunderstrike Meaning, Definition & Usage

Thun"der*strike` transitive verb

Wordforms

imperfect Thunderstruck ; past participle Thunderstruck, -strucken ; present participle & verbal noun Thunderstriking

Definitions

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.