[
US
/ˈθəndɝəs/
]
[ UK /θˈʌndəɹəs/ ]
[ UK /θˈʌndəɹəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
-
extremely ominous
world events of thunderous import
How To Use thunderous In A Sentence
- The loud thunderous music blaring from the beach nearby remained passive to the girl's ears, as she sat deep in thought.
- I only had to look at Katie's thunderous expression to realize she'd not had a good day.
- The audience loaded the champion with thunderous applause.
- The Waterford keeper advanced from his line to spectacularly parry Holt's thunderous shot from 18 yards before the ball had been hacked to safety.
- When he reached the top, a thunderous cheer went up.
- They made a dramatic entrance to thunderous music and suddenly the hall was full of giant devils, spiders, dragons and other figures.
- Everyone seems oblivious to the rain falling from a worryingly thunderous sky, a mere inconvenience to this hardy bunch.
- This thunderous indifference goes deeper still: sales of verse are pitiful. Times, Sunday Times
- The applause was so thunderous, the walls were shaking. Times, Sunday Times
- There's ample activity in the surrounds, with thunderous bass creating a huge, enveloping soundfield.