thundering
very great; extraordinary: a thundering amount of work.
Origin of thundering
1Other words from thundering
- thun·der·ing·ly, adverb
- un·thun·der·ing, adjective
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How to use thundering in a sentence
The thunderings of discontent grew louder and louder; and the murmurs resounded on every side.
A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County Volume II | Stephen M. OstranderThere are howlings and thunderings around you; you feel the ice trembling, and hear it rumbling under your feet.
Fridtjof Nansen | Jacob B. BullShe could understand, and could tremble to those strange shouts, and trumpet-blasts, and thunderings.
Mount Music | E. Oe. Somerville and Martin RossWe hear Thy voice in the thunderings of the storm king and in the soft whisperings of the zephyrs.
A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead | C. G. HellebergAnd out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings, and voices, viz.
British Dictionary definitions for thundering
/ (ˈθʌndərɪŋ) /
(prenominal) slang very great or excessive: a thundering idiot
Derived forms of thundering
- thunderingly, adverb
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