thunderous B1 Topic:Senses & Perception US /ˈθʌn.dɚ.əs/ UK /ˈθʌn.də.ɹəs/ See IPA manual Freq #32754 Meanings 1 adj Extremely loud, like thunder. The crowd gave the band a thunderous round of applause. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · extremely loud, like thunder. deafeningearsplitting Common collocations thunderous applause Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From thunder + -ous. Topics Senses & Perception External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # thunderous **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈθʌn.dɚ.əs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈθʌn.də.ɹəs/ **Frequency rank:** 32754 ## Meanings 1. Extremely loud, like thunder. ## Examples - The crowd gave the band a thunderous round of applause. ## Etymology From thunder + -ous. ## AI Etymology Thunderous is from thunder + -ous. The surface analysis is thunder + -ous. In present-day use, it can mean extremely loud, like thunder. ## Topics - Senses & Perception markdown