thunderstriking
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Thunderstrike \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. [1913 Webster]
2.To astonish, or strike dumb, as with something terrible; -- rarely used except in the past participle. [1913 Webster]
drove before him, thunderstruck.— Milton.[1913 Webster]