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Definition of thunderous
1a : producing thunderb : 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
Recent Examples of thunderous from the Web
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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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Feel the spray from the thunderous 400-foot Qingyun waterfall, or soak up the beauty of the Niaosong and Water Curtain Cave waterfalls in the lush Songlong Rock area.
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The public side pulled to within 22-20 on a kill from Hall in the deciding third set when Johnson answered with a thunderous spike to put the visiting public side ahead by three.
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From its thunderous ocean breakers crashing against rocky headlands and expansive sand beaches to its open grasslands, brushy hillsides, and forested ridges, Point Reyes offers visitors over 1500 species of plants and animals to discover.
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First Known Use of thunderous
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THUNDEROUS Defined for English Language Learners
thunderous
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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