thunderous
adjective
thun·der·ous
ˈthən-d(ə-)rəs 
1
a
: producing thunder
b
: making or accompanied by a noise like thunder
thunderous applause
2
thunderously
adverb
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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That line earned Vance his most thunderous ovation of the morning.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2025
Making a thunderous sound, each erupted in bursts of flame and trailed white smoke that arced high into the air.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 30 May 2025
Time it right after heavy summer storms and the volume of the waterfall is thunderous.
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 June 2025
That line earned Vance his most thunderous ovation of the morning.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2025
Making a thunderous sound, each erupted in bursts of flame and trailed white smoke that arced high into the air.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 30 May 2025
Time it right after heavy summer storms and the volume of the waterfall is thunderous.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 29 May 2025
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“Thunderous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thunderous. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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thunderous
adjective
thun·der·ous
ˈthən-d(ə-)rəs
1
: producing thunder
2
: making a noise like thunder
thunderous applause
thunderously
adverb
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