thundering

[ thuhn-der-ing ]

/ ˈθʌn dər ɪŋ /

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adjective

of, relating to, or accompanied by thunder.

producing a noise or effect like thunder.

very great; extraordinary: a thundering amount of work.

noun

thunder.

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Origin of thundering

before 1100; Middle English thundring,Old English thunring thunder. See thunder, -ing², -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM thundering

thun·der·ing·ly, adverbun·thun·der·ing, adjective

Words nearby thundering

thunderbox, thunderclap, thundercloud, thunder egg, thunderhead, thundering, thunder mug, thunderous, thunderpeal, thunder sheet, thundershower

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How to use thundering in a sentence

The beasts are huge, hulking, fast and unpredictable—tons of muscle, horn and thundering hooves.
Chicago’s Running of the Bulls|Hampton Stevens|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
John McCain voted for federal funding in 2007, thundering about thousands of frozen embryos.
Bush's Deadly Blunder|Jeffrey Hart|November 26, 2008|DAILY BEAST
But, when the car came thundering down, it was crammed to the step; with a melancholy gesture, the driver declined her signal.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
Two of the artillerymen who had not been injured came to his assistance, and again the gun was thundering forth its defiance.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn

By leaning over, they could look far up the track, and watch the train come thundering down.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1|Various
An English battery came thundering down the road to take up a fresh position and assist in covering the retreat.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Others now rushed to the rescue, the artillery men came back, and once more the guns were thundering their defiance.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn

British Dictionary definitions for thundering

thundering

/ (ˈθʌndərɪŋ) /

adjective

(prenominal) slang very great or excessivea thundering idiot

Derived forms of thundering

thunderingly, adverb

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thundering

Origin of thundering

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