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How to pronounce thunderous in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms deafening, earsplitting, thundery
Derivation thunder
Type Words


world events of thunderous import.

Examples of thunderous

thunderous
Rhythmic, deep booms came from the north like the sound of thunderous footsteps.
From the time.com
Its owner looked thunderous as the judge declared the remaining bull the winner.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Both featured Stepheson put-backs, including a thunderous dunk to make it 58-50.
From the ocregister.com
The park hosts thunderous ocean breakers that crash against the rocky headlands.
From the abcnews.go.com
Struck a post with a thunderous free-kick and generally Sunderland's heart beat.
From the edp24.co.uk
The thunderous response to his speech Wednesday night was the latest indication.
From the latimes.com
Reports describe a thunderous assault, with people howling in fear a mile away.
From the battleland.blogs.time.com
Bynum befuddled him with spin moves and drop steps in between thunderous dunks.
From the ocregister.com
Thaddeus Young's thunderous slam tied the game at 63 in the middle of the fourth.
From the charlotteobserver.com
More examples
  • Deafening: loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
  • Extremely ominous; "world events of thunderous import"