Associations to the word «Thunderclap»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

THUNDERCLAP, noun. A single sharp crash of thunder.
THUNDERCLAP, noun. A shocking surprise; "news of the attack came like a bombshell".

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca