tonitruant

T1O1N1I1T1R1U1A1N1T1

adjective

thundering

OriginLatin tonitrus →
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Meanings

adjectivetonitruant (comparative more tonitruant, superlative most tonitruant)

comparative more tonitruant · superlative most tonitruant

  1. thundering

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tonitruous

Origin

  1. Latintonitrus“thunder”
  2. Englishtonitruant

From Latin tonitruāns, present participle of tonitruō (“to thunder”), from Latin tonitrus (“thunder”) + -ant.

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APA

tonitruant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonitruant

MLA

“tonitruant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonitruant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tonitruant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonitruant.

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