Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thunderclap

/ˈθʌndɚˌklæp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: thun-der-clap
IPA: /ˈθʌndɚˌklæp/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sudden, loud thunder caused by a nearby lightning strike; a shock of thunder, as opposed to a reverberating rumble.

noun

A very loud fart.

Informal

noun

Something that makes a big, dramatic impact.

noun

Synonym of thunder word.

verb

To produce a loud burst of sound like a thunderclap.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Thunderclaps that make them quake."
"Ile home, and ſtarue, this croſſe, this peeuiſh hap, / Strikes dead my ſpirits like a thunderclap."
"When suddenly the thunderclap was heard."
"A 21-Valyrian steel dagger salute to Paddy Considine, who makes his exit from House Of The Dragon this week with a thunderclap of a performance. “The Lord of the Tides” is the swan song for his King Viserys I Targaryen, a well-intentioned but indecisive man who waited until the very last day of his life to flex his royal might."
"[…] the thunderclaps, and advised Cage on their meaning. Cage considered composing new star-map music, in which microphones attached to the throats of the chorus members would make their singing of Joyce's verbal thunderclaps sound like […]"
"It struck just before dark, a massive black geyser of oil and gas that thunderclapped from the well, soaring a hundred feet into the air and then even higher, […]"

Etymology

From thunder + clap.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈθʌndɚˌklæp/

Usage

Inflected Forms

thunderclaps (plural) thunderclaps (present, singular) thunderclapping (participle, present) thunderclapped (participle, past) thunderclapped (past)

Phrases

thunderclap headache rounce robble hobble

Frequently Paired Words

thunderbolt thunderous rounce robble hobble rumble

Synonyms

thunderbolt thunder word bombshell

Questions

How do you pronounce thunderclap?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθʌndɚˌklæp/.
What does thunderclap mean?: A sudden, loud thunder caused by a nearby lightning strike; a shock of thunder, as opposed to a reverberating rumble.
Where does thunderclap come from?: From thunder + clap.

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