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thunderous [ˈθʌndərəs] adj
1. resembling thunder, esp in loudness thunderous clapping 2. threatening and extremely angry she gave him a thunderous look thunderously adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
thunderous adjective loud, noisy, deafening, booming, roaring, resounding, tumultuous, ear-splitting The audience responded with thunderous applause. Translations thunderous [ˈθʌnd/ərəs] adj (applause) → fragoroso/a thunderous [ˈθʌnd/ərəs] adj (applause) → fragoroso/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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. 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. 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. |
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