thundering Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb move fast, noisily, and heavily
    thunder.
    • The bus thundered down the road
  2. verb utter words loudly and forcefully
    roar; thunder.
    • `Get out of here,' he roared
  3. verb be the case that thunder is being heard
    thunder; boom.
    • Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed
  4. verb to make or produce a loud noise
    thunder.
    • The river thundered below
    • The engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle
  5. adjective satellite sounding like thunder
    • the thundering herd
  6. adjective satellite extraordinarily big or impressive
    • a thundering success
    • the thundering silence of what was left unsaid

WordNet

Thun"der*ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Emitting thunder.
    Roll the thundering chariot o'er the ground. J. Trumbull.
  2. Very great; -- often adverbially. Slang -- Thun"der*ing*ly, adv.
Thun"der*ing noun
Definitions
  1. Thunder. Rev. iv. 5.

Webster 1913