brontide

noun

bron·​tide

ˈbrän‧ˌtīd

plural -s

: a low muffled sound like distant thunder heard in certain seismic regions especially along seacoasts and over lakes and thought to be caused by feeble earth tremors

Word History

Etymology

irregular from bront-

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