# thundering

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #30,621

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of thunder

## Etymology
From Middle English thonderynge, þoundryng, equivalent to thunder + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **tendering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tendering-vs-thundering)

## Common misspellings (16)
`htundering`, `thhundering`, `thnudering`, `thudnering`, `thunddering`, `thundeirng`, `thunderign`, `thunderingg`, `thunderinng`, `thundernig`, `thunderring`, `thundreing`, `thunedring`, `thunndering`, `tthundering`, `tuhndering`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/thundering