打雷在英语中通常被称为"thundering"或"thunderstorm". 来源于旧英语"thunor", 在古代北欧神话中代表雷神的名字. 可能的例句包括:

It was thundering outside, so we decided to stay inside.

There was a thunderstorm last night, so I didn't get much sleep.

I love listening to the sound of thunder during a storm.