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thundering

thun·de·ring

US/ˈθʌndɜrɪŋ/ uncommon archaic

adjective

1.

sounding like thunder

  • “the thundering herd”
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2.

extraordinarily big or impressive

  • “a thundering success”
  • “the thundering silence of what was left unsaid”
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Origin

From Middle English thundryng, þondring, from Old English þunring (“thundering; thunder”), equivalent to thunder + -ing.

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