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When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, 'Why god? Why me?' and the thundering voice of God answered, 'There's just something about you that pisses me off.'
Stephen King

Meaning of "thundering" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THUNDERING

thundering  [ˈθʌndərɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THUNDERING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thundering is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES THUNDERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

thundering

Thunder

Thunder is the sound caused by lightning. Depending on the distance and nature of the lightning, thunder can range from a sharp, loud crack to a long, low rumble. The sudden increase in pressure and temperature from lightning produces rapid expansion of the air surrounding and within a bolt of lightning. In turn, this expansion of air creates a sonic shock wave, similar to a sonic boom, which produces the sound of thunder, often referred to as a clap, crack, or peal of thunder. The distance of the lightning can be calculated by the listener based on the time interval from when the lightning is seen to when the sound is heard.

Definition of thundering in the English dictionary

The definition of thundering in the dictionary is very great or excessive.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THUNDERING


bewildering
bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ
blundering
ˈblʌndərɪŋ
bouldering
ˈbəʊldərɪŋ
considering
kənˈsɪdərɪŋ
gerrymandering
ˌdʒɛrɪˈmændərɪŋ
hindering
ˈhɪndərɪŋ
laundering
ˈlɔːndərɪŋ
maundering
ˈmɔːndərɪŋ
meandering
mɪˈændərɪŋ
ordering
ˈɔːdərɪŋ
philandering
fɪˈlændərɪŋ
powdering
ˈpaʊdərɪŋ
rendering
ˈrɛndərɪŋ
shuddering
ˈʃʌdərɪŋ
smoldering
ˈsməʊldərɪŋ
smouldering
ˈsməʊldərɪŋ
tendering
ˈtɛndərɪŋ
unwandering
ʌnˈwɒndərɪŋ
wandering
ˈwɒndərɪŋ
wondering
ˈwʌndərɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THUNDERING

thunder
Thunder Bay
thunder sheet
thunderbird
thunderbolt
thunderbox
thunderclap
thundercloud
thunderflash
thunderhead
thunderingly
thunderless
thunderous
thunderously
thunderousness
thundershower
thunderstone
thunderstorm
thunderstricken
thunderstrike

WORDS THAT END LIKE THUNDERING

bring
catering
civil engineering
covering
electrical engineering
empowering
engineering
fingering
flattering
flowering
gathering
hovering
lettering
lowering
mechanical engineering
offering
pioneering
recovering
steering
suffering
watering

Synonyms and antonyms of thundering in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «THUNDERING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «thundering» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of thundering

Translation of «thundering» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THUNDERING

Find out the translation of thundering to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of thundering from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thundering» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

雷鸣
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

atronador
570 millions of speakers

English

thundering
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गरजने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الهادرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

громоподобный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trovejando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুড়ুম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tonnerre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bergemuruh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

donner
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

雷鳴の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

천둥
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gludhug
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiếng sấm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पावसाळी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gürleme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tonante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grzmiący
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

громоподібний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fulminant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βροντή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

donder
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dånande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tordn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thundering

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THUNDERING»

The term «thundering» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.261 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THUNDERING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thundering

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8 QUOTES WITH «THUNDERING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word thundering.
1
Max Beckmann
On my left the shooting had the sharp explosion of the infantry artillery, on my right could be heard the sporadic cannon shots thundering from the front, and up above the sky was clear and the sun bright.
2
Pat Burns
Excuse my voice - I don't have the thundering voice I used to have to get players going on the ice anymore.
3
Alfred Jarry
Applause that comes thundering with such force you might think the audience merely suffers the music as an excuse for its ovations.
4
Stephen King
When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, 'Why god? Why me?' and the thundering voice of God answered, 'There's just something about you that pisses me off.'
5
Fritz Kreisler
The moral effect of the thundering of one's own artillery is most extraordinary, and many of us thought that we had never heard any more welcome sound than the deep roaring and crashing that started in at our rear.
6
William Manchester
He was a great thundering paradox of a man.
7
Steve Truglia
Yakima Canutt was famously John Wayne's stunt double, and in the Western movie 'Stagecoach,' there is a fantastic scene where there are some horses thundering along, pulling a carriage. He climbs out onto the horses and drops down underneath them, so he's being dragged along, and then he lets go.
8
James Wolcott
And what could be a hotter ticket than the improbable triumph of 'The Book of Mormon,' the musical-comedy moon shot of the season? Its creators, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, of Comedy Central's 'South Park,' are the most unlikely Rodgers and Hammerstein team ever to bowl a thundering strike.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THUNDERING»

Discover the use of thundering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thundering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Thundering Zeus: The Making of Hellenistic Bactria
This book explores the remarkable rise of a Greek-ruled kingdom in ancient Bactria (modern Afghanistan) during the third century B.C. Diodotus I and II, whose dynasty emblazoned its coins with the dynamic image of Thundering Zeus, led this ...
Frank Lee Holt, 1999
2
The Thundering Herd
When a black-hearted hide stealer kidnapped his girl and avenging Native Americans scalped his boss, buffalo hunter Tom Doan rides out on the prairies to deliver his own justice.
Zane Grey, 1925
3
Thundering Sneakers
Originally published: Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1981.
Prudence Mackintosh, 2002
4
Bison Hunting at Cooper Site: Where Lightning Bolts Drew ...
Leland C. Bement outlines the history of the Cooper site, its discovery and excavation. As the remains were found in stratified bonebeds, they provide the first clear traces of sequential Folsom activity.
Paul Allen Zoch, Leland C. Bement, Brian J. Carter, 1999
5
Ken Follett's Thundering Good Thrillers
Three classic historical spy thrillers from one of the master storyteller and bestselling author featuring female Special Operations agents going undercover behind German lines (JACKDAWS), Hitler's prize secret agent going behind Allied ...
Ken Follett, 2012
6
Thundering Silence: Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Catch ...
It can become difficult to separate the teachings of Buddha from our own practice of them — a struggle explored in Thich Nhat Hanh’sThundering Silence.
Thich Nhat Hanh, 2009
7
The Thundering Whisper
Are your prayers self-serving and full of material wants? Is prayer a rushed chore for you? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then join Reverend Gary Hamer in The Thundering Whisper as he shows us how to properly use prayer.
Gary Hamer, 2011
8
Thundering Falcon: An Inquiry Into the History and Cult of ...
One of these is a local pilgrims guide, Khra brug gnas bshad (dating from the early 20th century), which forms the most important source in the book and which is also reproduced in facsimile.
Per K. Sørensen, Guntram Hazod, Gyalbo Tsering, 2005
9
The Thundering Years: Rituals and Sacred Wisdom for Teens
Author Julie Tallard Johnson has collected wisdom from cultures around the world to help you survive your Thundering Years with your soul, creativity, and even sense of humor intact.
Julie Tallard Johnson, 2001
10
Thundering Silence: Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Catch ...
When a monk declares that sensual pleasure does not preclude mindfulness, his community is shocked, and Buddha is called in to settle the dispute.
‎1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THUNDERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thundering is used in the context of the following news items.
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Big Green Announces HERDSPYS Award Winners
In 2008, the new Thundering Herd softball field was named in her honor and in 2012, the Huntington Herald-Dispatch named her the Lowell Cade Sportsperson ... «HerdZone.com, Apr 15»
2
Marshall Thundering Herd vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers - 2/14 …
The Marshall Thundering Herd have had very little to cheer about until the past few weeks where they have risen from the ashes with wins in four of five which ... «Sports Chat Place, Feb 15»
3
Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. Marshall Thundering Herd …
The Thundering Herd picked up their first conference win when they downed a decent UTEP club 78-71 with some rare scoring punch. The Miners shot the ball ... «Sports Chat Place, Jan 15»
4
No. 25 Old Dominion Monarch beat Marshall Thundering Herd
The Monarchs are tied for eighth nationally in scoring defense at 55 points per game and got another solid effort against the Thundering Herd, holding Marshall ... «FOXSports.com, Jan 15»
5
Marshall Thundering Herd 52, Northern Illinois Huskies 23 in Boca …
Devon Johnson ran for 131 yards and a score for the Thundering Herd, who ... The Thundering Herd mounted touchdown drives of 56, 68 and 70 yards on ... «FOXSports.com, Dec 14»
6
Western Kentucky beats No. 19 Marshall 67-66 in OT
... pass, he hit Willie McNeal for the winning 2-point conversion in overtime to lift Western Kentucky over the previously unbeaten Thundering Herd 67-66 Friday. «CBSSports.com, Nov 14»
7
Jones, Rozier lead No. 7 L'ville over Marshall
Senior forward Shawn Smith led the Thundering Herd (3-1) with 16 points. Louisville shot 27 of 70 (39 percent). The Cardinals started only 7 for 23 and missed ... «CBSSports.com, Nov 14»
8
Marshall waits for opportunity to prove itself against top competition
Rice coach David Bailiff didn't parse words after his team faced Marshall last weekend. The Thundering Herd held the Owls to 180 total yards -- the program's ... «SI.com, Nov 14»
9
The Crash and Its Meaning in Marshall Football History
In the cemetery, small rocks weigh down faded ticket stubs from Thundering Herd football games placed on the base of the monument overlooking campus from ... «Underdog Dynasty, Nov 14»
10
Thundering Herd tramples Golden Eagles
Four-year starter Rakeem Cato picked the Golden Eagle defense apart with an accuracy and precision it has seldom seen this season, leading the Thundering ... «Hattiesburg American, Nov 14»

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