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thunderous

[ thuhn-der-uh s, -druh s ]

/ ˈθʌn dər əs, -drəs /

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adjective

producing thunder or a loud noise like thunder: thunderous applause.

Also thundery.

Origin of thunderous

First recorded in 1575–85; thunder + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM thunderous

thun·der·ous·ly, adverb

Words nearby thunderous

thunderbox, thunderclap, thundercloud, thunderhead, thundering, thunderous, thunderpeal, thundershower, thundersquall, thunderstick, thunderstone

Example sentences from the Web for thunderous

Thunderous sounds announce its arrival, piercing the silence that accompanies sundown in the swampland near Boystown, Liberia.

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The audience clearly sided with Whoopi, breaking out into thunderous applause as she finished her comment.

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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.

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The students at Morehouse responded with thunderous applause.

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But it was rough and thunderous still, and its wave-crests gleamed whitely under the starlight.

Culm Rock |Glance Gaylord
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.

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British Dictionary definitions for thunderous

thunderous

/ (ˈθʌndərəs) /

adjective

resembling thunder, esp in loudness thunderous clapping

threatening and extremely angry she gave him a thunderous look

Derived forms of thunderous

thunderously, adverb