Definition of thunderous
1a : producing thunderb : making or accompanied by a noise like thunder thunderous applause
2 : thundering
thunderously
adverbFrom the M-W Editors
Examples of thunderous in a Sentence
The audience responded with thunderous applause.
the last thunderous chord of the symphony rang throughout the hall
Recent Examples of thunderous from the Web
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The loudest ones came from the thunderous box Locke built for the BSO’s performances of Mahler’s Sixth Symphony last season.
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Kim Jong Un was feted at a concert replete with pop music and thunderous applause marking last week's successful launch of his country's first intercontinental ballistic missile.
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Tommy Joseph isn’t considered a cornerstone prospect with thunderous power, like Phillies teammate Maikel Franco.
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Car alarms set off by the thunderous blasts sounded in the distance.
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But the spotlight was mostly affixed to the cast of Dear Evan Hansen, particularly its star Ben Platt, who picked up a best-actor Tony to thunderous applause.
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But the spotlight was mostly affixed to the cast of Dear Evan Hansen, particularly its star Ben Platt, who picked up a best-actor Tony to thunderous applause.
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Instead, a thunderous performance of Rachmaninoff’s third piano concerto in the Cliburn finals propelled Nakamatsu to the gold medal.
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His death sent a thunderous shock throughout South Florida’s legal community.
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First Known Use of thunderous
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THUNDEROUS Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of thunderous for English Language Learners
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: making a loud noise like the sound of thunder : very loud
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