thunderclap

/ˈθʌndɚˌklæp/

Etymology

From thunder + clap.

thunderclap means A sudden, loud thunder caused by a nearby lightning strike; a shock of thunder, as opposed to a reverberating rumble. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 66 out of 100.

thunderclap is pronounced /ˈθʌndɚˌklæp/.

noun

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.”
A very loud fart.
Something that makes a big, dramatic impact.“A 21-Valyrian steel dagger salute to Paddy Considine, who makes his exit from House Of The Dragon this week with a thunderclap of a performance. “The Lord of the Tides” is the swan song for his King Viserys I Targaryen, a well-intentioned but indecisive man who waited until the very last day of his life to flex his royal might.”
Synonym of thunder word.“[…] the thunderclaps, and advised Cage on their meaning. Cage considered composing new star-map music, in which microphones attached to the throats of the chorus members would make their singing of Joyce's verbal thunderclaps sound like […]”

verb

To produce a loud burst of sound like a thunderclap.“It struck just before dark, a massive black geyser of oil and gas that thunderclapped from the well, soaring a hundred feet into the air and then even higher, […]”