thunderous
/ˈθʌn.dɚ.əs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Very loud; that sounds like thunder; thundersome. Also in metaphorical expressions, signifying fury.
Example Sentences
- "But when the moon rose and the breeze awakened, and the sedges stirred, and the cat's-paws raced across the moonlit ponds, and the far surf off Wonder Head intoned the hymn of the four winds, the trinity, earth and sky and water, became one thunderous symphony—a harmony of sound and colour silvered to a monochrome by the moon."
- "He inflated his chest, twirled his moustache, and thumped the table with a revulsion to thunderous indignation."
- "Mr Quelch, with a thunderous brow, marched on."
- "I remember the sudden drop in the note of the station bell, as we roar through, perhaps with 16 coaches; sweep up to milepost 9½, and then, with increasing thunder from the exhaust, fairly rush the fells at Milnthorpe at the foot of the climb to Grayrigg, until the steady thunderous beat re-echoes past Mosedale Hall, still at 40 m.p.h."
- "After the hour mark, events in Manchester were almost becoming a distraction such was the thunderous cheer from the United fans to greet QPR taking their unlikely lead against City."
Etymology
Etymology tree English thunder Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English thunderous From thunder + -ous.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈθʌn.dɚ.əs/
- British English: /ˈθʌn.də.ɹəs/
Inflected Forms
more thunderous (comparative)
most thunderous (superlative)