What part of speech is thundering?

Thundering can be categorized as a noun, a verb and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. thundering is a verb, gerund of thunder (infinitive).
  • 2. thundering is a noun, singular of thunderings.
  • 3. thundering is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more thundering
    most thundering
  • Positive: thundering 
  • Comparative: more thundering
  • Superlative: most thundering

What does thundering mean?

Definitions

Adjective

thundering - extraordinarily big or impressive; "a thundering success"; "the thundering silence of what was left unsaid"
thundering - sounding like thunder; "the thundering herd"

Verb

thunder - utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared"
thunder - to make or produce a loud noise; "The river thundered below"; "The engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle"
thunder - move fast, noisily, and heavily; "The bus thundered down the road"
thunder - be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed"

Noun

thunder - a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning
thunder - a deep prolonged loud noise
thunder - street names for heroin

Examples of thundering

#   Sentence  
1. adj. A thundering success.
2. adj. The thundering silence of what was left unsaid.
3. adj. The thundering herd.
4. adj. The jumbo jet touched down thundering.
5. verb The day was stormy, and what was worse still, it was thundering.
6. verb The day was rainy, and what was worse, thundering.
7. verb It's thundering outside. I'm really scared!
8. verb His great performance drew thundering applause from the audience.
9. verb He was thundering at the door.
10. verb As they passed, a great rock came thundering down with a hoarse rattle which woke the echoes in the silent gorges, and startled the weary horses into a gallop.
11. verb Thunder is made from a sulphurous vapour, breaking out of a cloud with lightning, thundering and striking with lightning.
12. verb By the time the towering Saturn V rocket carrying the Apollo 13 crew left the launchpad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, thundering into the skies on April 11, 1970, traveling to the moon seemed about as interesting to the general public as commuting to work.
13. verb It's thundering and raining.
14. noun We took cover from the thunder shower.
15. noun I heard it thunder in the distance.
16. noun Lightning precedes thunder.
17. noun Lightning is usually followed by thunder.
18. noun After the lightning, came the thunder.
19. noun The flash of lightning precedes the sound of thunder.
20. noun There was thunder and lightning last night.
21. noun To make matters worse, it began to thunder fiercely.
22. noun We have had a lot of thunder this summer.
23. noun I had hardly walked a mile when it began to thunder.
24. noun There was a sharp peal of thunder.
25. noun The heavy rain was accompanied with thunder.
26. noun The thunder scared the children.
27. noun We heard the crack of thunder.
28. noun I was surprised at the sudden thunder.
Sentence  
adj.
A thundering success.
The thundering silence of what was left unsaid.
The thundering herd.
The jumbo jet touched down thundering.
verb
The day was stormy, and what was worse still, it was thundering.
The day was rainy, and what was worse, thundering.
It's thundering outside. I'm really scared!
His great performance drew thundering applause from the audience.
He was thundering at the door.
As they passed, a great rock came thundering down with a hoarse rattle which woke the echoes in the silent gorges, and startled the weary horses into a gallop.
Thunder is made from a sulphurous vapour, breaking out of a cloud with lightning, thundering and striking with lightning.
By the time the towering Saturn V rocket carrying the Apollo 13 crew left the launchpad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, thundering into the skies on April 11, 1970, traveling to the moon seemed about as interesting to the general public as commuting to work.
It's thundering and raining.
noun
We took cover from the thunder shower.
I heard it thunder in the distance.
Lightning precedes thunder.
Lightning is usually followed by thunder.
After the lightning, came the thunder.
The flash of lightning precedes the sound of thunder.
There was thunder and lightning last night.
To make matters worse, it began to thunder fiercely.
We have had a lot of thunder this summer.
I had hardly walked a mile when it began to thunder.
There was a sharp peal of thunder.
The heavy rain was accompanied with thunder.
The thunder scared the children.
We heard the crack of thunder.
I was surprised at the sudden thunder.

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