Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Thunderous; sonorous.

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  • adjective Obsolete form of thunderous.

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Examples

  • He was a thundrous orator who could make up seem like down and black seem white.

    Ted Kennedy, Workhorse Lawmaker - Dan_McLaughlin’s blog - RedState 2009

  • Their value is great, and it is too bad that the internet is not designed to allow him to hear the thundrous applause as the news of the return of these sites circulates among scholars and all sorts of other people interested in these subjects.

    A Death and a Resurrection James F. McGrath 2009

  • Their value is great, and it is too bad that the internet is not designed to allow him to hear the thundrous applause as the news of the return of these sites circulates among scholars and all sorts of other people interested in these subjects.

    Archive 2009-01-01 James F. McGrath 2009

  • Even with later guitarists on board, they were a powerhouse live band, driven by Budgie's thundrous drum sound and one of the most original and authoritative female figureheads a rock band has ever had.

    In Heaven and Hell With You 2008

  • Even with later guitarists on board, they were a powerhouse live band, driven by Budgie's thundrous drum sound and one of the most original and authoritative female figureheads a rock band has ever had.

    Archive 2008-10-26 2008

  • He went on for another hour, eventually coming to an end in a thundrous voice that echoed around the chamber.

    Antony and Cleopatra Colleen McCullough 2007

  • Prepare thy drawers perchance some foul thing slips, Or thundrous peals from out thy cornhole boom.

    2007 May 02 « raincoaster 2007

  • He went on for another hour, eventually coming to an end in a thundrous voice that echoed around the chamber.

    Antony and Cleopatra Colleen McCullough 2007

  • The first murder offers a serious challenge to the shower murder in PSYCHO in the dazzling department, and -- thanks to the DD-5.1 capability of DVD -- the thundrous Goblin sountrack can be enjoyed in something very near its original theatrical presentation.

    Archive 2006-10-29 2006

  • The first murder offers a serious challenge to the shower murder in PSYCHO in the dazzling department, and -- thanks to the DD-5.1 capability of DVD -- the thundrous Goblin sountrack can be enjoyed in something very near its original theatrical presentation.

    WatchBlog's Halloween DVD Recommendations 2006

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