thunderingly
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7.2
- adverb
- /ˈθʌndərɪŋli/
- The crowd cheered thunderingly as the fireworks lit up the night sky.
Examples
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The difference between honest dialogue and the silly name-calling from certain quarters of the CliSci World (without mentioning any specific names) is thunderingly obvious in the comments.
Blog text (34) -
His hostess asks thunderingly, "Isn't your egg any good?"
Fiction book (2001) -
When will they, whom our earthly eye ordinarily never sees, fly thunderingly into the sky on a broom?
Fiction book (1996) -
She spoke thunderingly, making sure everyone understood her message.
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The thunder crashed thunderingly, shaking the windows in our house.
Synonyms
137
1.0
In a way that makes a lot of noise
38
7.4
To speak or act with strong feeling and force
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6.2
In a very clear and strong way that people easily notice
4
4.7
Very quickly and with great force
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5.1
In a very loud and powerful way like thunder
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7.9
In a loud, rough way that bothers other people
1
7.5
In a very loud or obvious way that people notice easily
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4.4
Extremely loudly so you can hardly hear anything else
1
7.2
In a very loud and excited way
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5.5
In a way that makes a deep clear sound that fills a space and echoes
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7.9
In a loud, demanding way that draws attention
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8.2
To a very great degree
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6.5
In a very clear and strong way that leaves no doubt
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9.9
Spoken in a very loud and strong voice
1
4.9
In a heavy, forceful way
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7.7
In a loud, showy way that sounds harsh
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4.4
Use all your voice to shout or sing very loudly
Antonyms
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
thunderingly = thundering (transparent) = thunder + ing + ly
The adverb is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'thundering', which clearly means 'in a thunder-like (very loud or forceful) manner'.
Etymology
Thunderingly comes from thunder, the loud noise in a storm, with the endings -ing and -ly that make the word describe how something is done. So to act thunderingly is to do something 'very loudly' or 'with great power'.