Definitions for thunderous
ˈθʌn dər əs, -drəsthun·der·ous

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. deafening, earsplitting, thunderous, thunderyadjective

   loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss

2. thunderousadjective

   extremely ominous

   "world events of thunderous import"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. thunderousadjective

   Very loud; suggestive of thunder

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Thunderousadjective

   Producing thunder.

   Etymology: from thunder.

   Look in and see each blissful deity,
   How he before the thunderous throne doth lie. John Milton.

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1. Thunderousadjective

   producing thunder

2. Thunderousadjective

   making a noise like thunder; sounding loud and deep; sonorous

How to pronounce thunderous?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say thunderous in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of thunderous in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of thunderous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of thunderous in a Sentence

1. Yuji Shima:

   The mudslide looked like a tsunami -- it was like a big wave that made a thunderous noise and came crashing down onto the ground, the ground rumbled and the electricity pylons were shaking.

2. Salvador Dalí:

   Democratic societies are unfit for the publication of such thunderous revelations as I am in the habit of making.

3. George Lucas, Senator Amidala in Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005):

   So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause.

4. Dick Dale:

   What I was trying to do was actually capture the sound of being out in the ocean, when I'd be out there surfing, I could feel this thunderous sound. It was just like the screaming, the roar of the tiger. When I started banging on my guitar, I was trying to emulate that same sound - that fat, thick sound.

5. Padme Amidala:

   So this is how liberty dies… with thunderous applause. - Padme Amidala - Tory MPs have voted down a bid to impose a windfall tax on oil and gas giants that could save families £600. Despite Brits facing a cost of living crisis, Conservatives rejected a Labour amendment to the Queen's Speech backing a one-off levy on North Sea firms to help struggling Brits. MPs rejected the move by 310 votes to 248, and not one Tory MP backed it.

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