"thundering" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more thundering [comparative], most thundering [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English thonderynge, þoundryng, equivalent to thunder + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|thonderynge}} Middle English thonderynge, {{m|enm|þoundryng}} þoundryng, {{suffix|en|thunder|ing}} thunder + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} thundering (comparative more thundering, superlative most thundering)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or accompanied by thunder.
    Sense id: en-thundering-en-adj-0EqhsEzN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 15 1 1 1 45
  2. Producing a noise or effect like thunder; thunderous.
    Sense id: en-thundering-en-adj-RW-7Mi9K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 15 1 1 1 45
  3. (colloquial) Very great; extraordinary. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-thundering-en-adj-2ie4LRrM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: thunderings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English thundryng, þondring, from Old English þunring (“thundering; thunder”), equivalent to thunder + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|thundryng}} Middle English thundryng, {{m|enm|þondring}} þondring, {{inh|en|ang|þunring|t=thundering; thunder}} Old English þunring (“thundering; thunder”), {{suffix|en|thunder|ing}} thunder + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} thundering (plural thunderings)
  1. A loud percussive sound, like thunder.
    Sense id: en-thundering-en-noun-AQ~SFCxd
  2. (archaic) A thunderstorm. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-thundering-en-noun-xJFVd1aO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: From Middle English thonderynge, þoundryng, equivalent to thunder + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|thonderynge}} Middle English thonderynge, {{m|enm|þoundryng}} þoundryng, {{suffix|en|thunder|ing}} thunder + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} thundering
  1. present participle and gerund of thunder Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: thunder
    Sense id: en-thundering-en-verb-VTf64VLe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 15 1 1 1 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 29 19 3 4 2 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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