Home › Words › T › thundercrackthundercrackthundercrack means A peal of thunder; thunderclap.EtymologyFrom thunder + crack.nounA peal of thunder; thunderclap.e.g.“His monologue stopped abruptly with a sharp noise like a thundercrack that rolled in dreary echoes round the dismal mere.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.thunderclap 75% match — A sudden, loud thunder caused by a nearby lightning strike; a shock of thunder, as opposed to a reverberating rumble. vs thundercrack →thunderbolt 74% match — A flash of lightning accompanied by a crash of thunder. vs thundercrack →thundershock 73% match — A sudden burst of thunder, a thunderclap; any similarly loud and sudden noise; a sudden, severe shock. vs thundercrack →thunderlight 65% match — Lightning; a bolt or flash of lightning. vs thundercrack →tonitruate 65% match — To thunder. vs thundercrack →thundering 65% match — Of, pertaining to, or accompanied by thunder. vs thundercrack →thunderstroke 62% match — thunderbolt vs thundercrack →thunderboomer 62% match — A large or dramatic thunderstorm. vs thundercrack →