Citations:heat thunder

English citations of heat thunder

thunder heard without lightning being seen, and/or which is attributed to heat; cf heat lightning

• 2016 January 12, Stephen Becker, The Season of the Stranger: A Novel, Open Road Media, →ISBN:

  The fighting was closer and once in a long while they could hear the sound of it, faint and far away like a last rumble of heat thunder, and some said that the warm weather was a sign of early spring and that the City would fall soon. Others were more worried because the winter wheat might start pushing up and then would come a month of hard frost and […]

• 2021 May 7, Marjorie Glider, Broken Wings, Christian Faith Publishing, Inc., →ISBN:

  In the distance, she heard the sound of sound of heat thunder. Perhaps another shower would make the day more durable. “Mama, hot!” Barry repeated, knowing no other words to explain his discomfort. His limited vocabulary consisted of words such as: Mama, Daddy, bye-bye, hot […]

• 2016 September 20, Jocelyn Davies, The Odds of Lightning, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 27:

  ... sound of heat thunder rumbling in the distance. “Hey,” Tiny said, swinging her feet out. “How are you and your mom doing? With the move-out and everything?” “Fine,” Luella said absently. “Fine?” “Just trying not to think about it.” “Oh […]

additional cites

• 1947-1951 (published in 1957), Jennie V. Knowles and Wiswall, testimony in the case of "Lemuel Hanaman against New York Telephone Company", before the Supreme Court of the State of New York (published in Burrhus Frederic Skinner's Verbal Behavior, page 475:

  [Knowles:] [A]t the time he used the phone, there wasn't any thunder. [Wiswall:] Q. How can you say that? A. Well, there wasn't. Q. You mean you didn't hear any? A. You don't hear it now, do you? That is just the way it was. [...] Q. you don't remember ever having heard thunder when the sun was shining? A. Well, heat thunder, you know, and lightning. Q. Sure, heat thunder and heat lightning, and this was a hot day, wasn't it? A. Yes. Q. It had rained just before noon? A. Just a sprinkle. [...] Q. Just the sort of a day that you have frequently seen heat lightning and heard this heat thunder that you speak about, isn't it? A. No.}}