thunderous

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The noise in my head grew thunderous -- was carrying me away on its thunder -- swept me into soft, blind darkness.

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  1. adjective Producing thunder or a similar sound.
  2. adjective Loud and unrestrained in a way that suggests thunder: thunderous applause.

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  • And she said it was like a thunderous train of air. —  Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity
  • I've got to be with him The Principal's face grew thunderous, then cleared as he regained control of himself You do not tell me what I must or mustn't do, boy. —  XXXX
  • The band ended the night with a thunderous, gospel-like version of Stephen Foster's 19th-century classic "Hard Times (Come Again No More)" and Pete Seeger's fiddle-heavy "American Land." —  Spin Magazine Online -
  • John Warner was greeted with a thunderous, sustained ovation when he took the podium at the reception. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
  • We hear that after her first line -- '' Yes '' -- she gets a thunderous (and distracting) burst of applause and then turns in a polished, professional performance as the buttoned-up daughter of a famous architect and (in Act 2) as her eccentric Southern mother. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
 

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