thunderingly
thunderingly adverb: in a thundering way; with great noise or fury.
Adverb
thunderingly (comparative more thunderingly, superlative most thunderingly)
- In a thundering way; with great noise or fury.
- The male announcer eventually came back on stage to say that there would be a brief pause as the votes were counted and introduced another display of Mandi Steele video footage with thunderingly loud, dramatic music.2003, Ed Howdershelt, An Encounter in Atlanta, page 54
- Extremely; marvellously.
- The three younger brothers had from childhood upwards always ridden such thunderingly good flesh, and drunk such thunderingly good claret, that they imagined themselves great swells accordingly […]1864, Alfred Austin, An Artist's Proof, volume 1, page 83
- At its most basic, this is thunderingly enjoyable Victorian melodrama. But as always in Sondheim, there is a marvellous intelligence and wit at work.1993, Theatre Record, volume 13, numbers 10-19, page 607
Forms of thunderingly
| comparative | more thunderingly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most thunderingly |
Origin of thunderingly
From thundering + -ly.
Questions about thunderingly
- What does thunderingly mean?
- Thunderingly means in a thundering way; with great noise or fury.
- What part of speech is thunderingly?
- Thunderingly is an adverb.
Words near thunderingly in the dictionary
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