thunderous
Very loud; that sounds like thunder; thundersome. Also in metaphorical expressions,…Very loud; that sounds like thunder; thundersome. Also in metaphorical expressions, signifying fury.
» Yanni heard a loud thunderous cracking.
Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesVery loud; that sounds like thunder; thundersome. Also in metaphorical expressions, signifying fury.
donnernd
громовойgromovoj, оглушительныйoglušitelʹnyj, грозовойgrozovoj
- extremely ominous
- loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
Examples
11 sentencesYanni heard a loud thunderous cracking.
A thunderous shot rattled the crossbar.
deEin Schuss wie aus der Kanone brachte die Querlatte zum Erzittern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The lion gives a thunderous roar.
The speech was met with thunderous applause.
ruРечь была встречена бурными аплодисментами. — Wezel · CC BY 2.0 FR
deDie Rede fand tosenden Beifall. — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
The lion let out a thunderous roar.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Forms
more thunderous, most thunderous| Comparative | more thunderous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most thunderous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss:deafeningearsplittingthundery
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.