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单词 thundering
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Definition of thundering in English:

thundering

adjectiveˈθʌnd(ə)rɪŋˈθənd(ə)rɪŋ
  • 1attributive Making a resounding, loud, deep noise.

    thundering waterfalls
    Example sentencesExamples
    • My everlasting, and most fearful, memory of the war was being woken by an thundering noise which shook and rattled the windows of my bedroom.
    • Our first port of call is the turbine hall, filled with thundering noise and dominated by two gigantic machines, each as big as a locomotive, which generate the power of Scotland.
    • He shouted over the thundering noise of the river.
    • Dolby Digital 5.1 audio was loud with thundering subwoofer action when the battles called for it.
    • Ah yes, I can still recall the thundering chorus of coughing and sputtering, the audience storm of noise that almost drowned out Christopher Plummer's poignant finale during King Lear.
    • These trains are lightweight compared to the thundering monsters the bridge was used to carrying in its heyday.
    • Even if I could've seen her clearly there was no time to react as two hands walloped me above the right ear, the strike like lightning in that it took a second until the thundering roar inside my head commenced.
    • They have that symphonic sound with thundering, marching percussion perfect for the war scenes.
    • Visitors can make a wish for the New Year and let it aflutter on the Bell Charms, beam their dedication on the giant screen and end the year with a fireworks display launched to a thundering rock symphony.
    • Hardly a second later the thundering blast of an explosion rang from where I had just stood.
    • The cavalry charged out of nowhere, the hundreds of thundering hooves terrifying the villager who had never seen nor heard more than four horses together before.
    • The noise is the first thing you notice, the thundering roar of Bangkok's heart-attack inducing traffic, which forces you to call up all your Playstation skills just to cross the road.
    • I'm a big fan of thundering, loud soundtracks on action movies, and Jurassic Park III doesn't disappoint.
    • With real relief, he followed the noise to a thundering waterfall whose mist painted a soggy rainbow above the lagoon.
    • The rain crashed into the roof with thundering noise.
    • The thundering crash of shotgun blasts were made even more deafening within the confines of the small room.
    • The crowds at this year's Eldwick and Gilstead Gala were temporarily silenced by the thundering noise of a Spitfire and Hurricane roaring past overhead.
    • The thundering noise masquerading as music echoed through the room.
    • With thundering drums completing the picture and a firm grasp of the dramatic dynamics, this unique song has fully earned its place as New Zealand's first export breakout d' n'b tune.
    • A thundering clang reverberated around the catwalk.
  • 2informal Extremely great, severe, or impressive.

    a thundering bore
    as submodifier a thundering good read
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She covered her ears and backed away from the window, whimpering as the intensified noise send thundering pain ringing through her head.
    • Bellamy's match winner, four minutes after Jaaskelainen had saved Laurent Robert's thundering drive, was the Mags' 78th goal in all competitions this season!
    • This time around, he will start as a real contender and will exploit the thundering power of the 4.7-litre Tiger on the long straights in Clipstone.
    • Sluiter contained him in the first set as Mirnyi peppered the court with thundering serves and deep ground strokes.
    • Standring brought George Thomson into the play with a lovely lay off and Thomson unleashed a thundering shot that was only stopped by the woodwork.
    • Thomas Walsh hurled a thundering first half, scoring two powerful points, one the score of the game from the left wing side-line.
    Synonyms
    enormous, huge, massive, vast, very great, tremendous, substantial, goodly, prodigious, gigantic, giant, terrific, fantastic, colossal, immense, mammoth, monumental, stupendous, gargantuan, elephantine, titanic, mountainous, monstrous
    extremely, very, really, thoroughly, exceedingly, immensely, incredibly, amazingly, remarkably, exceptionally, uncommonly, extraordinarily, perfectly, truly, simply, positive, positively, downright
    enormous, huge, massive, vast, very great, tremendous, substantial, goodly, prodigious, gigantic, giant, terrific, fantastic, colossal, immense, mammoth, monumental, stupendous, gargantuan, elephantine, titanic, mountainous, monstrous
    extremely, very, really, thoroughly, exceedingly, immensely, incredibly, amazingly, remarkably, exceptionally, uncommonly, extraordinarily, perfectly, truly, simply, positive, positively, downright

Derivatives

  • thunderingly

  • adverbˈθʌnd(ə)rɪŋliˈθənd(ə)rɪŋli
    • as submodifier it was so thunderingly dull
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Yet in the Bush era, where religion enters politics it is usually, thunderingly, from the right.
      • Yes, some of them are handsome, yes they're all clever fellows, but they are also thunderingly self-satisfied.
      • This probably offended the odd sensitive viewer, although Brown is so thunderingly wholesome that it seems unlikely.
      • Either way, the new 807 is thunderingly unfussy in appearance, quite blank-faced and dutiful - and welcome enough for that.
      • And it doesn't hurt that this production features a trio of thunderingly good performances from its cast.

Rhymes

plundering, wondering
 
 

Definition of thundering in US English:

thundering

adjectiveˈTHənd(ə)riNGˈθənd(ə)rɪŋ
  • 1attributive Making a resounding, loud, deep noise.

    thundering waterfalls
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He shouted over the thundering noise of the river.
    • Visitors can make a wish for the New Year and let it aflutter on the Bell Charms, beam their dedication on the giant screen and end the year with a fireworks display launched to a thundering rock symphony.
    • They have that symphonic sound with thundering, marching percussion perfect for the war scenes.
    • Ah yes, I can still recall the thundering chorus of coughing and sputtering, the audience storm of noise that almost drowned out Christopher Plummer's poignant finale during King Lear.
    • The crowds at this year's Eldwick and Gilstead Gala were temporarily silenced by the thundering noise of a Spitfire and Hurricane roaring past overhead.
    • Dolby Digital 5.1 audio was loud with thundering subwoofer action when the battles called for it.
    • The cavalry charged out of nowhere, the hundreds of thundering hooves terrifying the villager who had never seen nor heard more than four horses together before.
    • My everlasting, and most fearful, memory of the war was being woken by an thundering noise which shook and rattled the windows of my bedroom.
    • I'm a big fan of thundering, loud soundtracks on action movies, and Jurassic Park III doesn't disappoint.
    • With thundering drums completing the picture and a firm grasp of the dramatic dynamics, this unique song has fully earned its place as New Zealand's first export breakout d' n'b tune.
    • The thundering crash of shotgun blasts were made even more deafening within the confines of the small room.
    • The rain crashed into the roof with thundering noise.
    • These trains are lightweight compared to the thundering monsters the bridge was used to carrying in its heyday.
    • Hardly a second later the thundering blast of an explosion rang from where I had just stood.
    • The thundering noise masquerading as music echoed through the room.
    • With real relief, he followed the noise to a thundering waterfall whose mist painted a soggy rainbow above the lagoon.
    • Our first port of call is the turbine hall, filled with thundering noise and dominated by two gigantic machines, each as big as a locomotive, which generate the power of Scotland.
    • Even if I could've seen her clearly there was no time to react as two hands walloped me above the right ear, the strike like lightning in that it took a second until the thundering roar inside my head commenced.
    • A thundering clang reverberated around the catwalk.
    • The noise is the first thing you notice, the thundering roar of Bangkok's heart-attack inducing traffic, which forces you to call up all your Playstation skills just to cross the road.
    1. 1.1informal Extremely great, severe, or impressive.
      a thundering bore
      as submodifier a thundering good read
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She covered her ears and backed away from the window, whimpering as the intensified noise send thundering pain ringing through her head.
      • This time around, he will start as a real contender and will exploit the thundering power of the 4.7-litre Tiger on the long straights in Clipstone.
      • Thomas Walsh hurled a thundering first half, scoring two powerful points, one the score of the game from the left wing side-line.
      • Bellamy's match winner, four minutes after Jaaskelainen had saved Laurent Robert's thundering drive, was the Mags' 78th goal in all competitions this season!
      • Standring brought George Thomson into the play with a lovely lay off and Thomson unleashed a thundering shot that was only stopped by the woodwork.
      • Sluiter contained him in the first set as Mirnyi peppered the court with thundering serves and deep ground strokes.
      Synonyms
      enormous, huge, massive, vast, very great, tremendous, substantial, goodly, prodigious, gigantic, giant, terrific, fantastic, colossal, immense, mammoth, monumental, stupendous, gargantuan, elephantine, titanic, mountainous, monstrous
      extremely, very, really, thoroughly, exceedingly, immensely, incredibly, amazingly, remarkably, exceptionally, uncommonly, extraordinarily, perfectly, truly, simply, positive, positively, downright
 
 
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