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thundering |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Thunder \Thun"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Thundered}; p. pr & vb n. {Thundering}.] [AS. [thorn]unrian. See {Thunder}, n.] 1. To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity; -- often used impersonally; as it thundered continuously. Canst thou thunder with a voice like him? --Job xl 9. 2. Fig.: To make a loud noise; esp. a heavy sound, of some continuance. His dreadful voice no more Would thunder in my ears. --Milton. 3. To utter violent denunciation. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Thundering \Thun"der*ing\, a. 1. Emitting thunder. Roll the thundering chariot o'er the ground. --J. Trumbull. 2. Very great; -- often adverbially. [Slang] -- {Thun"der*ing*ly}, adv From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Thundering \Thun"der*ing\, n. Thunder. --Rev. iv 5. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: thundering adj 1: sounding like thunder; "the thundering herd" 2: extraordinarily big or impressive; "a thundering success"; "the thundering silence of what was left unsaid"
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