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- [thuhn-der-klap]
- /ˈθʌn dərˌklæp/
- /ˈθʌn.də.klæp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [thuhn-der-klap]
- /ˈθʌn dərˌklæp/
Definitions of thunderclap word
- noun thunderclap a crash of thunder. 1
- noun thunderclap something resembling a thunderclap, as in loudness or unexpectedness. 1
- noun thunderclap loud crash of thunder 1
- countable noun thunderclap A thunderclap is a short loud noise that you hear in the sky just after you see a flash of lightning. 0
- noun thunderclap a loud outburst of thunder 0
- noun thunderclap something as violent or unexpected as a clap of thunder 0
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Origin of thunderclap
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, thunderclap is from the Middle English word thonder clappe. See thunder, clap1
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Parts of speech for Thunderclap
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thunderclap popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for thunderclap
noun thunderclap
- handclap — a clapping of the hands.
- clap — When you clap, you hit your hands together to show appreciation or attract attention.
- clattering — to make a loud, rattling sound, as that produced by hard objects striking rapidly one against the other: The shutters clattered in the wind.
- crash — A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
- wham — a loud sound produced by an explosion or sharp impact: the wham of a pile driver.
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