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thunderous

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thun·der·ous  (thndr-s)
adj.
1. Producing thunder or a similar sound.
2. Loud and unrestrained in a way that suggests thunder: thunderous applause.
thunder·ous·ly adv.
thunderous
Adjective
1. resembling thunder in loudness: thunderous applause
2. threatening or angry: a thunderous scowl
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Adj.1.thunderous - loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
deafening, earsplitting, thundery
loud - characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"
2.thunderous - extremely ominous; "world events of thunderous import"
unpropitious - not propitious
thunderous
adjective loud, noisy, deafening, booming, roaring, resounding, tumultuous, ear-splitting
Translations
Spanish thunderous [ˈθʌndərəs] adj → ensordecedor(a) → estruendoso
French thunderous [ˈθʌndrəs] adj → étourdissant(e)
German thunderous [ˈθʌndrəs] thunder adj → donnernd
Italian thunderous [ˈθʌndərəs] adj → fragoroso/a
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In a life whose worth is told out in passages from port to port, the splash of the anchor's fall and the thunderous rumbling of the chain are like the closing of a distinct period, of which she seems conscious with a slight deep shudder of all her frame.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
It was the signal for the charge and the vocal organs were shaped for the thunderous roar when, as lightning out of a clear sky, Sheeta, the panther, leaped suddenly into the trail between Numa and the deer.
Tarzan the Untamed by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
A few days before the surrender at Appomattox a thunderous engagement between the commands of Sheridan and Pickett was unknown to the latter commander, a mile in the rear of his own line.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
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