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thundering

[thuhn-der-ing] / ˈθʌn dər ɪŋ /










ADJECTIVE
thunderous
Synonyms


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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

Richael Keller has always been sensitive to loud commercials, but when thundering streaming-service ads disturbed her sleeping newborn, her reaction was heated enough to blaze a path to the California state Capitol.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025

Playing 12, Farrell had a lovely pass to White in the build-up to the try finished off by the thundering Cummings.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

“How do we get out?” yelled Ron over all the screaming, but before either Harry or Hermione could answer they were bowled aside: Hagrid had come thundering down the stairs, brandishing his flowery pink umbrella.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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