thunderclap

noun

  1. 1

    A sudden, loud thunder caused by a nearby lightning strike; a shock of thunder, as opposed to a reverberating rumble

    Thunderclaps that make them quake. — Spenser.

verb

  1. 1

    To produce a loud burst of sound like a thunderclap.

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