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Grammar : Verb |
Spell : thuhn-der-ing |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈθʌn dər ɪŋ |
Definition of thundering
Origin :- Old English þunor, from Proto-Germanic *thunraz (cf. Old Norse þorr, Old Frisian thuner, Middle Dutch donre, Dutch donder, Old High German donar, German Donner "thunder"), from PIE *(s)tene- "to resound, thunder" (cf. Sanskrit tanayitnuh "thundering," Persian tundar "thunder," Latin tonare "to thunder"). Swedish tordön is literally "Thor's din." The intrusive -d- is also found in Dutch and Icelandic versions of the word.
- verb boom, crash
- verb yell at
- Here the conversation was interrupted by a thundering knock at the door.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- What's anybody's motive, who figures in this thundering dime-novel?
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- Even as he stormed the ticket-grating, the train was thundering in at the platform.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- Her mother gave one snort, and away she went, thundering after her.
- Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
- Thundering to the harbor, the Cunarder now moved slowly out.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- The thundering applause that greeted me nearly overpowered all my faculties.
- Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson
- The capacious lung, the thundering or the tender vocal chords.
- Extract from : « Notes on My Books » by Joseph Conrad
- The thundering footfalls of the pursuing horse were close in the rear.
- Extract from : « Hidden Hand » by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
- It was blue with smoke, and the thundering chorus was still unfinished.
- Extract from : « The O'Ruddy » by Stephen Crane
- A man who shoots at a whale with a rifle is a thundering fool!
- Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Cruise » by Burt L. Standish
Synonyms for thundering
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