Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Producing thunder or a similar sound.
- adjective Loud and unrestrained in a way that suggests thunder.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Thunder-producing; betokening thunder; awful.
- Thundering; loud and deep-sounding; making a noise like thunder.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Producing thunder.
- adjective Making a noise like thunder; sounding loud and deep; sonorous.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Very
loud ; suggestive ofthunder
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
- adjective extremely ominous
Etymologies
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Examples
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Mrs. Prendergast stalked off, her expression thunderous.
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They chanted "Rudy, Rudy," in thunderous rhythm, as he worked his way through the nearly all-white mob, beaming, backslapping, posing for photos, pumping his fist.
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They chanted "Rudy, Rudy," in thunderous rhythm, as he worked his way through the nearly all-white mob, beaming, backslapping, posing for photos, pumping his fist.
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Stalin's speeches always ended in thunderous applause too, but it doesn't make his totalitarian ramblings true. ht: Dust my Broom
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The crowd erupted in thunderous cheers as he tied it at 5-5.
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KETTMANN: Well, it was a short term thunderous reaction.
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Redounded from their Tongues in thunderous majesty, in Visions
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On a critical night in thunderous Shea Stadium when the Mets faced win or else, Benny Agbayani's RBI double broke the tie.
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Keira’s father was standing behind his desk, and Declan was planted before the windows, his arms crossed, his expression thunderous.
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Keira’s father was standing behind his desk, and Declan was planted before the windows, his arms crossed, his expression thunderous.
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