thundering
thundering Lexical Profile
thundering Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Making a very loud, deep, rumbling noise like thunder.
"The hikers stood in awe near the base of the thundering waterfall."
Used as an intensifier to emphasize that something is very great, severe, or extreme (informal).
"Waking up with a thundering headache, he decided to rest for the remainder of the morning."
• verb
To produce thunder or make a loud, deep, resounding noise like thunder (present participle of thunder).
"Storm clouds were gathering overhead, thundering menacingly across the darkened sky."
To move fast, heavily, and noisily (present participle of thunder).
"The freight train came thundering down the tracks at full speed."
To speak very loudly, forcefully, or angrily, especially to denounce or criticize (present participle of thunder).
"The orator stood at the podium, thundering against corruption in local governance."
• noun
A loud, deep rumbling sound of or resembling thunder, or a forceful, vehement pronouncement.
"The distant thunderings of the approaching storm echoed across the open valley."
• adverb
To an extraordinary or extreme degree; very (informal).
"The play was a thundering good production that kept the audience captivated from start to finish."
• Rhymes for thundering
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the verb 'thunder', which comes from Old English 'þunrian', ultimately tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root '*(s)tene-', meaning to resound or thunder.