thunderous

[ thuhn-der-uhs, -druhs ]

adjective

1. producing thunder or a loud noise like thunder:

   thunderous applause.

thunderous

/ ˈθʌndərəs /

adjective

1. resembling thunder, esp in loudness

   thunderous clapping

2. threatening and extremely angry

   she gave him a thunderous look

Derived Forms

• ˈthunderously, adverb

Other Words From

• thunder·ous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of thunderous¹

First recorded in 1575–85; thunder + -ous

Example Sentences

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From Popular-Science

He took the stage to thunderous applause and delivered a presentation in English about his Nobel-winning work.

From MIT Technology Review

Perhaps much of this might have drawn less attention had it not been for the contrast it presented to the thunderous fury displayed only hours earlier, on Monday night.

From Washington Post

What Watson was seeing was the emergence of thousands of Brood X cicadas, part of a billions-strong insect swarm that has lain dormant for 17 years before arising to “scream,” mate— all over about three thunderous weeks.

From MIT Technology Review

Soon after she ran into a bathroom, she heard a thunderous banging noise outside.

From Washington Post

Thunderous sounds announce its arrival, piercing the silence that accompanies sundown in the swampland near Boystown, Liberia.

From The Daily Beast

The audience clearly sided with Whoopi, breaking out into thunderous applause as she finished her comment.

From The Daily Beast

Global attention and anger about the kidnapping, after a slow start, is now reaching a thunderous crescendo.

From The Daily Beast

Cruz then proposed to abolish the IRS to thunderous applause.

From The Daily Beast

The students at Morehouse responded with thunderous applause.

From The Daily Beast

He could hear his voice boom out with thunderous amplification and saw Scotty clap his hands to his ears.

From Project Gutenberg

It seemed as though the mountain range had separated two atmospheres, and that now we had got into the thunderous one.

From Project Gutenberg

The thunderous rolling sound approached, heavy as that of artillery going into action.

From Project Gutenberg

Kaiser would not; Kaiser looked thunderous tornado on him, with hands rigidly in the vertical direction.

From Project Gutenberg

As Michael mentally repeated the thunderous English line, a surge of melancholy caught him up to overwhelm his thoughts.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• deafening
• loud
• roaring
• thundering