thunderous
pronunciation
How to pronounce thunderous in British English:
UK [ˈθʌndərəs]
How to pronounce thunderous in American English:
US [ˈθʌndərəs]
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- Adjective:
- loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
- extremely ominous
Word Origin
- thunderous (adj.)
- 1580s, from thunder (n.) + -ous. Related: Thunderously.
Example
- 1. E.g. his speech got thunderous applause .
- 2. His speech was frequently interrupted by thunderous applause .
- 3. His words were greeted with long and thunderous applause .
- 4. His focus was broken and the doors came open in a thunderous rumble .
- 5. Bruno barked deafening us all with his thunderous bellows .