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[ thuhn-der-uhs, -druhs ] / ˈθʌn dər əs, -drəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR thunderous ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveproducing thunder or a loud noise like thunder: thunderous applause. Origin of thunderousFirst recorded in 1575–85; thunder + -ous OTHER WORDS FROM thunderousthun·der·ous·ly, adverbWords nearby thunderousthundercloud, thunder egg, thunderhead, thundering, thunder mug, thunderous, thunderpeal, thunder sheet, thundershower, thundersquall, thunderstick Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thunderousThunderous sounds announce its arrival, piercing the silence that accompanies sundown in the swampland near Boystown, Liberia. Rage Against the Ebola Crematorium|Abby Haglage|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST The audience clearly sided with Whoopi, breaking out into thunderous applause as she finished her comment. Sarah Palin Is Perfect for ‘The View’|Dean Obeidallah|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Global attention and anger about the kidnapping, after a slow start, is now reaching a thunderous crescendo. The Boko Haram Bidding War|Christopher Dickey|May 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Cruz then proposed to abolish the IRS to thunderous applause. Ted Cruz and the Times Square Anarchist Puppeteer|Dean Obeidallah|April 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The students at Morehouse responded with thunderous applause. Brilliant Speech by Obama, Ugly Reaction by Drudge|Peter Beinart|May 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST But it was rough and thunderous still, and its wave-crests gleamed whitely under the starlight. There was a wrenching crash of metal, a shrill scream of skidding tires, climaxed by a thunderous roar. Sabotage in Space|Carey Rockwell More than anything else his desire was to live intensely, to ride, upright, the crest of a thunderous wave. The Bright Shawl|Joseph Hergesheimer His mouth relaxed in a smile, and his thunderous brows smoothed themselves. The Dop Doctor|Clotilde Inez Mary Graves The farmer received this with a thunderous guffaw, and, bidding the boys follow him, went out. Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished|R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for thunderous
adjectiveresembling thunder, esp in loudnessthunderous clapping threatening and extremely angryshe gave him a thunderous look Derived forms of thunderousthunderously, adverbCollins 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 thunderousroaring, loud, deafening, thundering, crashing, thundery |