How to pronounce brontide
American English pronunciation
BRON-tyde
- IPA
- /ˈbɹɑnˌtaɪd/
- Syllables
- BRON · tyde (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What brontide means
A low rumble like far-off thunder when no storm is near
In a sentence: Campers heard a strange brontide rolling across the lake under a clear sky.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Greek word for thunder.
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