thunderclap

[ thuhn-der-klap ]

/ ˈθʌn dərˌklæp /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR thunderclap ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a crash of thunder.

something resembling a thunderclap, as in loudness or unexpectedness.

Origin of thunderclap

First recorded in 1350–1400, thunderclap is from Middle English thonder clappe. See thunder, clap¹

Words nearby thunderclap

thunderation, Thunder Bay, thunderbird, thunderbolt, thunderbox, thunderclap, thundercloud, thunder egg, thunderhead, thundering, thunder mug

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Example sentences from the Web for thunderclap

And then (thunderclap) one of wine's darkest nemeses appeared: the artichoke.
The Secrets of Matchmaking|Katie Workman|August 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Like a thunderclap the prizefighter broke loose in a turbid stream of profanity.
Steve Yeager|William MacLeod Raine
He was dizzy, aching, and felt shaken to pieces when something went off like a thunderclap just behind him.
The Jungle Book|Rudyard Kipling
It all came like a thunderclap on Gil's friends here at Greendale, because we hadn't ever suspected things were going wrong.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906|Lucy Maud Montgomery

But the sudden discovery of their daughter's friend being an "infidel" came with the shock of a thunderclap on the parents.
George Eliot|Mathilde Blind
We imagined we had educated it out of them; they thought so, too; the Interdict woke them up like a thunderclap!
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for thunderclap

thunderclap

/ (ˈθʌndəˌklæp) /

noun

a loud outburst of thunder

something as violent or unexpected as a clap of thunder

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	thunderclap
释义	thunderclap [ thuhn-der-klap ] / ˈθʌn dərˌklæp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR thunderclap ON THESAURUS.COM noun a crash of thunder. something resembling a thunderclap, as in loudness or unexpectedness. Origin of thunderclap First recorded in 1350–1400, thunderclap is from Middle English thonder clappe. See thunder, clap¹ Words nearby thunderclap thunderation, Thunder Bay, thunderbird, thunderbolt, thunderbox, thunderclap, thundercloud, thunder egg, thunderhead, thundering, thunder mug Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thunderclap And then (thunderclap) one of wine's darkest nemeses appeared: the artichoke. The Secrets of Matchmaking\|Katie Workman\|August 11, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Like a thunderclap the prizefighter broke loose in a turbid stream of profanity. Steve Yeager\|William MacLeod Raine He was dizzy, aching, and felt shaken to pieces when something went off like a thunderclap just behind him. The Jungle Book\|Rudyard Kipling It all came like a thunderclap on Gil's friends here at Greendale, because we hadn't ever suspected things were going wrong. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906\|Lucy Maud Montgomery But the sudden discovery of their daughter's friend being an "infidel" came with the shock of a thunderclap on the parents. George Eliot\|Mathilde Blind We imagined we had educated it out of them; they thought so, too; the Interdict woke them up like a thunderclap! A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Complete\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) British Dictionary definitions for thunderclap thunderclap / (ˈθʌndəˌklæp) / noun a loud outburst of thunder something as violent or unexpected as a clap of thunder Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to thunderclap blast, clash, smash, wham, crash, applause, burst, thunder, thwack, slap, thrust, bang, slam, boom, wallop, crack, strike, pat, whack, handclap
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thunderclap

noun

Origin of thunderclap

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Example sentences from the Web for thunderclap

British Dictionary definitions for thunderclap

noun

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