From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthunderousthun‧der‧ous /ˈθʌndərəs/ adjective 1 CSLOUD/NOISYextremely loud His speech was greeted with thunderous applause.► see thesaurus at loud2 looking or sounding very angry a thunderous voice —thunderously adverb
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thunderous• In the confines of the cottage the noise was thunderous.• The cries of protest are lost in thunderous applause, and then a hush descends.• The announcement was greeted with thunderous applause.• a thunderous bang• When he reached the top, a thunderous cheer went up.• Its passage, high over the town, was accompanied by a thunderous noise.• The thunderous voices of their beasts filled the ancient woods.thunderous applause• The audience of 2,500 responded to his declaration with sustained and thunderous applause.• Val Graham's team secured the prize to thunderous applause after a playoff.• The cries of protest are lost in thunderous applause, and then a hush descends. 