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Thunder clap

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thunderclapnounA sudden, loud thunder caused by a nearby lightning strike; a shock of thunder, as opposed to a reverberating rumble.
thunderingnounA loud percussive sound, like thunder.
clappingnounThe action by which someone or something claps.
handclapnounA single clap of the hands.
hand clappingnouna demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
thunderousVery loud; that sounds like thunder; thundersome. Also in metaphorical expressions, signifying fury.
thunderstruckAstonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak.
thundercloudnoun(meteorology) A large, dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning.
thunderynounOf weather: stormy, with thunder and lightning.
thunderballnounthe ninth book in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, and the eighth full-length Bond novel.
thunderstormnounA storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.
clappedverb(slang, MLE) Extremely ugly; physically unattractive.
thunderouslyIn a thunderous manner, very loudly.
applausenounThe act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.
thundersnounThe loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.
lightningnounA flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.
thunderboltnounA flash of lightning accompanied by a crash of thunder.
thunderstonenounA stone or fossil thought to be, or be caused by, a thunderbolt striking the earth.
thunderheadnounThe top portion of a cumulonimbus cloud, which tends to be flattened or fibery in appearance, and may be indicative of thunderstorm activity.
thunderstormsnounA storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.

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