轟ごう然ぜん

taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle

roaring; thundering; deafening

Describes a loud, deep, resonant sound such as thunder, an explosion, or a roaring crowd. Literary and somewhat dramatic; often used with と (e.g., 轟然と鳴り響く).

• 雷かみなりが轟ごう然ぜんと鳴なり響ひびいた。

  Thunder roared loudly.

• 観かん客きゃくの拍はく手しゅが轟ごう然ぜんと会かい場じょうに響ひびいた。

  The audience's applause resounded thunderously through the hall.