Meaning

Thundering loudly from high above..

Definitions by Sense

1. Thundering loudly from high above.
2. Something or someone that thunders loudly from on high.

Example Sentences

And for that he singeth the psalmes in the church with such a jesticulus tone and altitonant voyce, viz.: squeaking like a gelded pigg — which doth not onlie interrupt the other voyces, but is altogether dissonant and disagreeing unto any musicall harmonie, and he hath bene requested by the minister to leave it, but he doth obstinatlie persist and contynue therein.

Hear, thou altitonant Jove, and Furies three.

Altitonant, Imperial-crown'd, and thunder-armed Jove, Unfold thy fiery veil, the flaming robe And superficies of thy better brightness;

At last the Altitonant displaz me hiz mayn poour ; with blaz of burning darts, flying too and fro, learns of starz corruscant, streamz and hail of firie sparkes, lightninges of wildfier a-water and lond.

The thunderstorm had stopped, the rain merely drizzled down and the aunt's boom had settled down from seemingly trying to equal the altitonant above even her considerable range by the time, a brief trip, the cabbie, his neat uniform sodden from sweating, drove up to the minicipal cemetery's entrance.

Word Forms

• more altitonant
• most altitonant
• altitonants

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When Should You Use Altitonant?

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