轟き

轟き
とどろき【轟き】
*roar
〖C〗轟音(ごうおん), とどろき
*roll
[a/the ~ of...] (雷などの)とどろき

a roll of thunder [drums] 雷[太鼓]のとどろき

boom
〖C〗[通例単数形で] (大砲・雷などの)とどろき, うなり.

▲the thunder of cannons 大砲のとどろき.

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とどろき【轟き】
1 〔轟く音〕 a roar; roaring; a peal; a rumble; a boom; booming; (遠雷のような) a booming sound.

●大砲の轟き the roar [boom] of an artillery piece

・遠雷の轟き a far-off rumble of thunder.

2 〔胸の〕 palpitation; thumping; throbbing; beating; pounding.

●胸の轟きを禁じ得ない cannot contain the throbbing of one's heart; be unable to keep one's heart from pounding.


Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.

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