Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thundershock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thun-der-shock
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sudden burst of thunder, a thunderclap; any similarly loud and sudden noise; a sudden, severe shock.

Example Sentences

"The old Town Clock, / Like a distant thundershock, / Heard and gone, / Striking One!"
"The disappointment of some was almost like a thundershock."
"Every time a home is destroyed, the whole nation suffers a severe thundershock."
"The simultaneous presence of fluid motions and abundant particles in the solar nebula make charge separation (and hence lightning discharges and their accompanying thundershocks) a likely but at the present time speculative phenomenon."
"Reading about the life of St. Francis of Assisi had sent a thundershock to Julia's psyche."

Etymology

From thunder + shock.

Inflected Forms

thundershocks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

thunderbolt

Questions

What does thundershock mean?: A sudden burst of thunder, a thunderclap; any similarly loud and sudden noise; a sudden, severe shock.
Where does thundershock come from?: From thunder + shock.

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