thunderclaps

noun

plural of thunderclap
as in claps
a loud explosive sound awakened by the thunderclap of a large branch falling on the roof

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Recent Examples of thunderclaps There are also thunderclaps, which are loud, explosive sounds of thunder that can accompany an extremely close lightning strike. — Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 16 July 2026 And when thunderclaps rattled their chests, the Chinese felt a deity punishing wrongdoers. — Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2026 Enhanced by Aidan Cole’s thunderclaps, along with music underscoring key monologues, the sound design helps bring everything together. — Amy Reyes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thunderclaps
  1. claps
  2. booms
  3. bangs
  4. blasts
Noun
  • The entire gymnasium roared with claps and cheers, the loudest and most fervent applause of the evening.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The Golf Channel would always be playing in the background; the soft claps were the soundtrack to our slow Saturdays.
    — Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of claps
Noun
  • Several loud booms could be heard as people ran from the area and firefighters worked near the fire, according to WAPT-TV.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Cities that saw outsized pandemic-era migration and construction booms are now working through excess supply, producing the only sustained year-over-year price declines in the country.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of booms
Noun
  • Kidman styled her waist-length blonde hair in soft waves and framed her features with long front bangs that grazed her cheekbones.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Examples of these kinds of weapons are drones, rifles and ammunition, tear gas, flash bangs and a 40 mm launcher.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of bangs
Noun
  • The blasts killed at least 21 civilians, including seven children, according to Iranian officials.
    — Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Crow-Armstrong’s 38 blasts are tied with Kyle Schwarber (2019) for second-most by a left-handed-hitting Cub.
    — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of blasts

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