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Thunderclap

noun/θˈʌndɚklˌæp/
Definition
a single sharp crash of thunder
a shocking surprise
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/θˈʌndɚklˌæp/
🇬🇧British English
/θˈʌndəklˌap/
🇮🇳Indian English
/θˈʌndəklˌap/
3 syllables Say it as /θˈʌndɚklˌæp/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna single sharp crash of thunder
nouna shocking surprise
“news of the attack came like a bombshell”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Donnerschlag
ein einziger heftiger Donnerschlag
🇫🇷French
coup de tonnerre
un seul coup de tonnerre
🇪🇸Spanish
tronido
un único trueno agudo
🇮🇹Italian
tuono
un unico, acuto fragore di tuono
🇳🇱Dutch
donderslag
een enkele scherpe donderslag
🇵🇹Portuguese
trovão
um único estrondo agudo de trovão
🇷🇺Russian
раскат грома
одиночный резкий раскат грома
India
🇮🇳Hindi
वज्रपात
गड़गड़ाहट की एक भी तेज गड़गड़ाहट
🇧🇩Bengali
বজ্রপাত
একটি একক ধারালো বজ্রধ্বনি
🇮🇳Tamil
இடிமுழக்கம்
ஒரு கூர்மையான இடி இடி
🇮🇳Telugu
పిడుగుపాటు
ఒక్క పదునైన ఉరుము
🇮🇳Marathi
गडगडाट
एकच तीक्ष्ण गडगडाट
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગર્જના
ગર્જનાનો એક જ તીવ્ર અકસ્માત
🇮🇳Kannada
ಗುಡುಗು ಸಿಡಿಲು
ಗುಡುಗಿನ ಒಂದೇ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣವಾದ ಕುಸಿತ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഇടിമുഴക്കം
ശക്തമായ ഒരു ഇടിമുഴക്കം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗਰਜ
ਗਰਜ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਤਿੱਖੀ ਕਰੈਸ਼
🇵🇰Urdu
گرج چمک
گرج کا ایک ہی تیز حادثہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
霹雳
一声尖锐的雷声
🇯🇵Japanese
雷鳴
たった一度の鋭い雷鳴
🇰🇷Korean
천둥소리
단 한번의 날카로운 천둥소리
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tiếng sấm sét
một tiếng sấm sét mạnh
🇹🇭Thai
ฟ้าผ่า
สายฟ้าฟาดอย่างรุนแรงเพียงครั้งเดียว
🇮🇩Indonesian
petir
satu sambaran petir yang tajam
🇵🇭Filipino
kulog
isang malakas na pagbagsak ng kulog
🇲🇾Malay
bunyi petir
satu dentuman guruh yang tajam
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
قصف الرعد
تحطم حاد واحد من الرعد
🇮🇷Persian
رعد و برق
یک برخورد شدید رعد و برق
🇹🇷Turkish
gök gürültüsü
tek bir keskin gök gürültüsü
🇮🇱Hebrew
קול רעמים
רעש חד של רעם
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'thunderclap'?
The primary meaning of 'thunderclap' is 'a single sharp crash of thunder'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'thunderclap' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'thunderclap' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'thunderclap' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'thunderclap' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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