\Thun"der*strike`\, v. t. [imp. {Thunderstruck};
p. p. {Thunderstruck}, {-strucken}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Thunderstriking}.]
1. To strike, blast, or injure by, or as by, lightning. [R.]
   --Sir P. Sidney.
2. To astonish, or strike dumb, as with something terrible;
   -- rarely used except in the past participle.
         drove before him, thunderstruck.      --Milton.