Thunderbolt — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

a shocking surprise

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θˈʌndɚbˌoʊlt/

🇬🇧British English

/θˈʌndəbˌəʊlt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θˈʌndəbˌəʊlt/

3 syllables Say it as /θˈʌndɚbˌoʊlt/.

Examples

news of the attack came like a bombshell

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

thunderclap bolt bombshell bolt of lightning

Parts of Speech

noun	a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
noun	a shocking surprise “news of the attack came like a bombshell”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Blitz

eine Entladung von Blitzen, begleitet von Donner

🇫🇷French

coup de tonnerre

une décharge de foudre accompagnée de tonnerre

🇪🇸Spanish

rayo

una descarga de relámpago acompañada de trueno

🇮🇹Italian

fulmine

una scarica di fulmine accompagnata da tuono

🇳🇱Dutch

bliksemschicht

een bliksemontlading vergezeld van donder

🇵🇹Portuguese

raio

uma descarga de relâmpago acompanhada de trovão

🇷🇺Russian

молния

разряд молнии, сопровождающийся громом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वज्र

गड़गड़ाहट के साथ बिजली का गिरना

🇧🇩Bengali

বজ্রপাত

বজ্রপাতের সাথে বজ্রপাত

🇮🇳Tamil

இடி மின்னல்

இடியுடன் கூடிய மின்னல் வெளியேற்றம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పిడుగు

ఉరుములతో కూడిన మెరుపు ఉత్సర్గ

🇮🇳Marathi

गडगडाट

गडगडाटासह विजेचा स्त्राव

🇮🇳Gujarati

વીજળી

ગર્જના સાથે વીજળીનો સ્રાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಿಡಿಲು

ಗುಡುಗು ಸಹಿತ ಮಿಂಚಿನ ವಿಸರ್ಜನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇടിമുഴക്കം

ഇടിയുടെ അകമ്പടിയോടെയുള്ള മിന്നലിൻ്റെ ഒരു ഡിസ്ചാർജ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਰਜ

ਗਰਜ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਬਿਜਲੀ ਦਾ ਡਿਸਚਾਰਜ

🇵🇰Urdu

گرج

گرج کے ساتھ بجلی کا خارج ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

霹雳

伴随雷声的闪电放电

🇯🇵Japanese

落雷

雷を伴う稲妻の放電

🇰🇷Korean

벼락

천둥을 동반한 번개 방전

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiếng sét

sự phóng điện kèm theo sấm sét

🇹🇭Thai

สายฟ้า

มีสายฟ้าแลบพร้อมกับฟ้าร้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

petir

keluarnya petir disertai guruh

🇵🇭Filipino

kulog

isang paglabas ng kidlat na may kasamang kulog

🇲🇾Malay

halilintar

pelepasan kilat disertai guruh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صاعقة

خروج البرق المصحوب بالرعد

🇮🇷Persian

رعد و برق

رعد و برق همراه با رعد و برق

🇹🇷Turkish

yıldırım

gök gürültüsünün eşlik ettiği yıldırım boşalması

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲזִיז

פריקת ברק מלווה ברעם

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The primary meaning of 'thunderbolt' is 'a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder'.

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Using 'thunderbolt' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'thunderbolt' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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