thundering

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of thunder

   “...Mr. Crofts (that was the name of my brute) was gone out of the house, after waiting till he had tired his patience for Mrs. Brown's return, they came thundering up-stairs...”

adj

1. Of, pertaining to, or accompanied by thunder.
2. Producing a noise or effect like thunder; thunderous.
3. (colloquial)Very great; extraordinary.

   ““I think it had a thundering lot to do with the story I am considering now,” said Father Brown.”

adv

1. (colloquial)Very great; extraordinarily.

   “"As long as there are any of us left sound and healthy we've got a chance - a thundering good chance."”

noun

1. A loud percussive sound, like thunder.

   “I listened while God seemed to speak through the thunderings of the great cataract before me.”

2. (archaic)A thunderstorm.