Antonyms for thunderingly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : thuhn-der-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈθʌn dər ɪŋ


Definition of thunderingly

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.
  • As in loudly : adv audibly
Example sentences :
  • Thunderingly its forelegs came down on the edge of the roof.
  • Extract from : « The Red Hell of Jupiter » by Paul Ernst
  • Fact is, I was excited, thunderingly excited, and felt a kind of anger.
  • Extract from : « Four Weird Tales » by Algernon Blackwood
  • I did that once, and it was like the last page of an overture by Beethoven—thunderingly impetuous.
  • Extract from : « Cashel Byron's Profession » by George Bernard Shaw
  • I signaled repeat, but lost the sine, and it was clicked so thunderingly fast I got mixed on the letters.
  • Extract from : « Ralph, the Train Dispatcher » by Allen Chapman

Synonyms for thunderingly

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