I was taken aback by a thunderclap.
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Thunderclap
//ˈθʌndɚˌklæp//
Synonyms for "thunderclap" (62 found)
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26 translations across 17 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 迅雷 noun (sudden thunder)
- 霹靂 /霹雳 noun (sudden thunder)
Finnish
1 entries- ukkosenjyrähdys noun (sudden thunder)
French
1 entries- coup de tonnerre noun (sudden thunder)
Galician
4 entries- bruio noun (sudden thunder)
- trebón noun (sudden thunder)
- tronido noun (sudden thunder)
- troo noun (sudden thunder)
German
1 entries- Donnerschlag noun (sudden thunder)
Hindi
1 entries- वज्रपात noun (sudden thunder)
Japanese
1 entries- 迅雷 noun (sudden thunder)
Kikuyu
1 entries- irurumĩ noun (sudden thunder)
Macedonian
2 entries- грмотевица noun (sudden thunder)
- татнеж noun (sudden thunder)
Middle English
1 entries- clappe noun (sudden thunder)
Māori
1 entries- tētere noun (sudden thunder)
Norman
1 entries- coup d'ôrage noun (sudden thunder)
Occitan
1 entries- tronada noun (sudden thunder)
Polish
2 entries- grom noun (sudden thunder)
- grzmot noun (sudden thunder)
Romanian
1 entries- tunet noun (sudden thunder)
Russian
1 entries- уда́р грома noun (sudden thunder)
Welsh
3 entries- taran noun (sudden thunder)
- trwst noun (sudden thunder)
- twrf noun (sudden thunder)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
They heard a violent thunderclap.
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After the thunderclap, the rain began pouring down.
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The thunderclap echoed loudly through the dark sky.
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