as in loud
marked by a high volume of sound
the preacher delivered a thundering speech on the decline of morality in modern society
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as in roaring
to make a long loud deep noise or cry
as we got closer, the waterfall thundered louder and louder
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as in shouting
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
a hotheaded man who was always thundering about the crooks and idiots running the government
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Recent Examples of thundering
Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
On Sunday night, participants filled the sports ground with thundering cheers.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
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But in more rural areas of Watauga County and others nearby, where landslides scarred Appalachian slopes and the storm sent water thundering into narrow valleys, the damage to roads, homes and the power grid was more severe.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
On Sunday night, participants filled the sports ground with thundering cheers.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thundering
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The keyboard's scissor-switch mechanisms are nearly soundless affairs and a welcome contrast to the loud clacking of a mechanical keyboard.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Throughout the building there are also devices that measure audio levels and can even pinpoint which individual fans are the loudest.Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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The early starts were intended to beat the intense heat in northern Australia, while also avoiding the heavy trucks roaring past his two small wheels.George Ramsay, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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That unusual dynamic may stem from many employers having been caught flat-footed and short of staff after the economy began roaring back from the pandemic recession.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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Zoom out: While these protests may be vociferous, there's an equally deafening volume of grievances the SEC sees.Hope King, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
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McBride’s defense turned into offense that later induced more deafening pops from The Garden crowd.Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2024
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Everyone began yelling at her to jump.Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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She was accused of yelling racial slurs and throwing a pillow at a woman in a Roseville store just before Christmas and had been suspended.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2024
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His ringing, carefree laugh mixed with soaring rhetoric about democracy, working families and hope.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
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Frey’s slow strumming and ringing, open chords add a country feel to what is, at its essence, an R&B waltz, and Meisner’s walking bass line summons a bluegrass feel.Rob Tannenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
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The room swelled with whoops and cheers and thunderous applause.Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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Enter Kamala Harris herself, dressed in a matching suit and greeted with thunderous applause from the audience.Melissa Noel, Essence, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Thundering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thundering. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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