thunderous

adjective

thun·der·ous | \ ˈthən-d(ə-)rəs

Definition of thunderous

1a : producing thunder

b : making or accompanied by a noise like thunder thunderous applause

2 : thundering

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Examples of thunderous in a Sentence

The audience responded with thunderous applause. the last thunderous chord of the symphony rang throughout the hall

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Williamson likely will dazzle the crowd with the high-flying, thunderous dunks that left college basketball fans in awe last season. — Roy Parry, orlandosentinel.com, "Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson nears NBA Summer League debut," 2 July 2019 Vosmik, a Cleveland native who lead off and played right field, drew a thunderous ovation that lasted almost two minutes. — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, "1935: Cleveland hosts the 3rd All-Star Game - colorful characters, moments," 1 July 2019 Hours after takeoff, peepers were still glued to pixels by the thousands, replaying Hart’s thunderous dunk on mobile devices across the city (now nearly 24,000 views). — Aaron Carter, https://www.inquirer.com, "Jalen Roberts and JayDoeFilms among many videographers on the Philly high school sports scene," 5 June 2019 Vanska seemed determined to emphasize the extremes with large leaps from fortissimo to pianissimo and back, moments of dancing in sunlight quickly enshrouded in thunderous clouds. — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, "Review: Emotional extremes fill Minnesota Orchestra’s season-closing Mahler," 13 June 2019 The thunderous work had been premiered a few months before in Kubyshev, a city in Russia’s interior to which the composer had been evacuated. — Norman Lebrecht, WSJ, "‘How Shostakovich Changed My Mind’ Review: Music and Madness," 17 May 2019 Other times, the thunderous roar of self-doubt threatens to drown me right there in my bed. — Allison Mcgevna, Glamour, "It’s Beyond Refreshing That Even Beyoncé Experiences Self-Doubt as a Mother," 17 Apr. 2019 Eloy Jiménez hit a pair of thunderous homers on a soggy night in the Bronx, likely the first of many connections for the powerful young slugger. — Jake Seiner, The Seattle Times, "Jiménez hits 1st 2 HRs, ChiSox top Yanks in soggy 6+ innings," 12 Apr. 2019 Your hair stands on end, your teeth chatter, and your ears are deafened as the thunderous roar shakes your house and rattles the window panes. — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, "Bolts from the blue: Here’s how lightning can strike when a storm is tens of miles away," 27 June 2018

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