Thunderous
['θʌnd(ə)rəs] or ['θʌndərəs]
Definition
(adj.) extremely ominous; 'world events of thunderous import' .
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Definition
(a.) Producing thunder.
(a.) Making a noise like thunder; sounding loud and deep; sonorous.
Editor: Murdoch
Examples
- From every cage that harboured red men a thunderous shout went up in answer to his exhortation. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Clayton heard the great body paralleling his course, and now there rose upon the evening air the beast's thunderous roar. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
Editor: Murdoch