thundering

[ thuhn-der-ing ]

/ ˈθʌn dər ɪŋ /

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adjective

of, relating to, or accompanied by thunder.

producing a noise or effect like thunder.

very great; extraordinary: a thundering amount of work.

noun

thunder.

Origin of thundering

before 1100; Middle English thundring,Old English thunring thunder. See thunder, -ing², -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM thundering

thun·der·ing·ly, adverbun·thun·der·ing, adjective

Words nearby thundering

thunderbox, thunderclap, thundercloud, thunder egg, thunderhead, thundering, thunder mug, thunderous, thunderpeal, thunder sheet, thundershower

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Example sentences from the Web for thundering

The beasts are huge, hulking, fast and unpredictable—tons of muscle, horn and thundering hooves.
Chicago’s Running of the Bulls|Hampton Stevens|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
John McCain voted for federal funding in 2007, thundering about thousands of frozen embryos.
Bush's Deadly Blunder|Jeffrey Hart|November 26, 2008|DAILY BEAST
There was a thundering roar, and the whole pile broke into a myriad parts.
Colorado Jim|George Goodchild
Now and then that booming, roaring, thundering sound would burst upon their ears again.
The Tale of Billy Woodchuck|Arthur Scott Bailey

We had to lay off about half a mile to get a safe anchorage, and there was a thundering row who should stop on board.
Twelve Stories and a Dream|H. G. Wells
From hence shall be produced three thundering bulls, who having eaten up their pastures shall be turned into trees.
Old English Chronicles|Various
What's anybody's motive, who figures in this thundering dime-novel?
The Black Bag|Louis Joseph Vance

British Dictionary definitions for thundering

thundering

/ (ˈθʌndərɪŋ) /

adjective

(prenominal) slang very great or excessivea thundering idiot

Derived forms of thundering

thunderingly, adverb

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单词	thundering
释义	thundering [ thuhn-der-ing ] / ˈθʌn dər ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR thundering ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of, relating to, or accompanied by thunder. producing a noise or effect like thunder. very great; extraordinary: a thundering amount of work. noun thunder. Origin of thundering before 1100; Middle English thundring,Old English thunring thunder. See thunder, -ing², -ing¹ OTHER WORDS FROM thundering thun·der·ing·ly, adverbun·thun·der·ing, adjective Words nearby thundering thunderbox, thunderclap, thundercloud, thunder egg, thunderhead, thundering, thunder mug, thunderous, thunderpeal, thunder sheet, thundershower Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thundering The beasts are huge, hulking, fast and unpredictable—tons of muscle, horn and thundering hooves. Chicago’s Running of the Bulls\|Hampton Stevens\|July 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST John McCain voted for federal funding in 2007, thundering about thousands of frozen embryos. Bush's Deadly Blunder\|Jeffrey Hart\|November 26, 2008\|DAILY BEAST There was a thundering roar, and the whole pile broke into a myriad parts. Colorado Jim\|George Goodchild Now and then that booming, roaring, thundering sound would burst upon their ears again. The Tale of Billy Woodchuck\|Arthur Scott Bailey We had to lay off about half a mile to get a safe anchorage, and there was a thundering row who should stop on board. Twelve Stories and a Dream\|H. G. Wells From hence shall be produced three thundering bulls, who having eaten up their pastures shall be turned into trees. Old English Chronicles\|Various What's anybody's motive, who figures in this thundering dime-novel? The Black Bag\|Louis Joseph Vance British Dictionary definitions for thundering thundering / (ˈθʌndərɪŋ) / adjective (prenominal) slang very great or excessivea thundering idiot Derived forms of thundering thunderingly, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to thundering roar, rumble, resound, reverberate, growl, explode, drum, detonate, peal, storm, crack, clamor, blast, clap, deafen, declaim, bellow, rail, fulminate, denounce
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thundering

adjective

noun

Origin of thundering

OTHER WORDS FROM thundering

Words nearby thundering

Example sentences from the Web for thundering

British Dictionary definitions for thundering

adjective

Derived forms of thundering

Words related to thundering