Meaning of Thunderclap | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A sudden, loud thunder caused by a nearby lightning strike; a shock of thunder, as opposed to a reverberating rumble.
2. A very loud fart.
   informal
3. Something that makes a big, dramatic impact.
   figuratively
4. Synonym of thunder word.

Equivalents

Examples

“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 […]”

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