La Palabra Del Día "retumbar"
retumbar ( rreh-toom-BAHR )
(verb) to boom, to crash, to resound
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Examples:
1: Los truenos retumbaron y el cielo se iluminó.
The thunderbolts boomed and the sky lit up.
2: Las olas retumban contra la costa como platillos.
The waves crash against the shore like cymbals.
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Las colinas retumbaron con los gritos de los gansos migratorios.
The hills resounded with the calls of the migrating geese.
Los fuegos artificiales retumbaron por encima de nuestras cabezas.
The fireworks boomed above our heads.
El sonido del artefacto explosivo improvisado que tomó su pierna en Iraq retumbaría en su mente para siempre, pero no iba a hacer que no funcionara bien en la sociedad- en vez de eso iba a tener éxito.
The sound of the improvised explosive device that took his leg in Iraq would resonate en in his mind forever, but it was not going to make him not function well in society- instead he was going to have success.
The hall resounded with laughter.
Las risas retumbaban en la sala.
Yo oí el trueno retumbando en la distáncia. Imediatamente buscé busqué resgardo. Me encanta cuando puedo usar "la palabra del día" desde unos pocos días antes.
I heard the thunder rumbling in the distance. I immediately searched for shelter. I love it when I can use the "word of the day" from a few days ago. 
El otro nombre del jefe Joseph significó
truenos que retumbaba sobre las montañas.
Another name for Chief Joseph meant thunder that resounded over the mountains.
Retumbaron los truenos continuamente como durante/mientras la nube Pitufo pasó por encima del pueblo.
Thunder rumbled continuously as the Smurf cloud rolled over the town.
Thanks for suggestion which has improved my sentence, Ken! 
Después de comer frijoles el estómago puede retumbar como trueno.
After eating beans the stomach can rumble like thunder.
En inglés, usamos dos palabras distintas para describir el sonido del bombo y platillo (boom y crash); pero en español ambos retumban.
In English, we use two different words to describe the sound of the bass drum and the cymbal (boom and crash), but in Spanish they both boom (retumbar).
Las campanas retumbaron diferentemente en el caso de una misa o un incendio o otra desgracia.
The bells boomed differently in the case of a mass or a fire or other misfortune.
If you drop a plate, it will crash, but not boom, even though the words are synonyms.
Si deja caer un plato, retumbá, pero no retumba, a pesar de que las palabras son sinónimos.
Me dio miedo escuchar las bombas retumbando en la distancia
I was scared listening to the bombs rumbling in the distance.
Cada primavera, sufro el retumbando interminable de los cañones de disuasión de aves.
Every Spring, I suffer the endless booming of bird deterrent cannons.
Para un golpe perfecto, retumbar los bolos. For a perfect strike, knock down the pins.
