- present participle of thunder.
thundering
Example Sentences
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Once inside the park before 8 a.m., their first stop was the Bridalveil Fall Trail, a short trek that takes visitors right to the base of the thundering cascade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
As the thundering basslines rumble, hundreds of people dance with wild abandon.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2025
This city may be small, but in 1926 it became immortal, the place where a fiesta, thundering hooves, and a novel collided to shape modern legend.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
What a perverse outcome that would be for Catholic Charities, after its thundering 9-0 victory in America’s highest court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
I bolted down the hall, clutching Fig against my thundering chest, and planted myself in front of the TV.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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