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单词 thunder-clap
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thunder-clapn.

Brit. /ˈθʌndəklap/, U.S. /ˈθəndərˌklæp/
Etymology: < thunder n. + clap n.1
a. A clap or loud crash of thunder; formerly also, a thunderstroke. Often allusively used: cf. c.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > bad weather > thunder and lightning > [noun] > thunder > thunder-clap
denta1300
dintc1374
thunder-clapc1386
thunder-blasta1400
thunder-crackc1450
clap1509
thundering1526
rear1567
thunder bounce1629
thunder-peal1804
c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋100 The Eyr..shal be ful of thonder clappes and lightnynges.
1595 Blanchardine & Eglantine liv. 218 Since it hath pleased..God to terrifie with his thunderclaps our feeble hearts.
1598 R. Hakluyt tr. Vincent of Beauvais in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) I. 60 He was afterward slaine by a thunderclap.
1686 tr. J. Chardin Trav. Persia 45 This Answer was like a Thunderclap.
1758 W. Borlase Nat. Hist. Cornwall 15 The Thunder-claps were within a few minutes of one another.
1861 G. A. Sala Dutch Pict. xi. 161 The massacre of Scio burst upon us like a thunder~clap.
1864 C. Knight Passages Working Life I. i. 17 The loudest thunder-clap..would produce such a concussion of the air.
b. transferred of other loud noises.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > loudness > [noun] > loud sound or noise
chirma800
dina1000
utas1202
noise?c1225
nurthc1225
dinninga1400
glama1400
glavera1400
reer?a1400
reirdc1400
dunch1440
steveningc1440
rebound1457
bruit?1473
alarm1489
yell1509
gild?a1513
shout?a1513
reveriea1522
routa1522
thundering1560
rumouringc1563
dinrie?1566
rear1567
fray1568
thunder-crack1595
thunder1600
fanfarea1605
fragor1605
clamour1606
thunder-clap1610
obstrepency1623
tonitruation1658
randana1661
clarion1667
leden1674
bluster1724
salvoa1734
ding1750
row1753
tonance1778
dunder1780
chang1788
blare1807
flare1815
detonation1830
trump1848
trumpeting1850
foghorn1875
yammer1932
1610 R. Niccols Winter Night's Vision: King Arthur xxx The thunder claps of clashing armes.
1711 J. Addison Spectator 40 ¶6 With what Thunder-claps of Applause he leaves the Stage.
1924 R. Campbell Flaming Terrapin iv. 65 And steepled cities stun the hollow sky With thunderclaps of bells as they go by.
c. figurative. A sudden startling or terrifying occurrence, act, utterance, or piece of news. (Cf. thunderbolt n. 2.)
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the mind > language > malediction > [noun]
cursea1050
malisonc1300
woea1425
evil thee1509
thunderbolt1559
vae1559
thunder-crack1577
ban1590
wish1597
anathema1603
imprecation1603
execration1605
thunder-clap1610
deprecationa1661
effulminationa1670
Maranatha1769
winze1786
cuss1829
sailor's blessing1876
blessing1878
sailor's farewell1937
the mind > goodness and badness > state of being accursed > curse > [noun] > as everyday imprecation
oatha1225
malisonc1300
reproach1485
thunderbolt1559
revilement1577
thunder-crack1577
revile1579
ban1590
wish1597
thunder-clap1610
expletive1647
rapper1675
cuss1771
winze1786
Goddammit1800
goddam1828
dirty word1842
blank1854
emphatic1868
swear1871
sailor's blessing1876
blessing1878
goldarn1879
swear-word1883
rounder1885
curse-word1897
dang1906
sailor's farewell1937
the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [noun] > one who or that which destroys > thunder or lightning as a destructive agency
thunderc893
thunder-dintc1374
thunder-flonec1380
thunder-blasta1400
thunderboltc1440
thunder-stone1598
thunder-clap1610
thunderstrokea1616
trisulc1637
thunder-ball1820
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > denunciation > [noun] > violent
thunderc1380
fulmination1502
thunderbolt1559
thundering1564
thunder-crack1577
thunder-clap1610
thunder-blast1884
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [noun] > cause of surprise
marvelc1300
miracle1586
surprise1592
bricolea1631
surprisal1660
thunderbolt1787
startle1823
start1825
startler1829
eye-opener1833
a bolt from (or out of) the blue1837
shock1841
thunder-clap1852
startlement1867
staggerer1872
thunderstroke1880
Scarborough warning1890
surprise packet1900
bombshell1926
curveball1936
turn-up1942
a turn-up for the book(s)1948
conversation stopper1959
left turn1986
1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 243 Untill that fatall thunder-clap [the Dissolution] overthrew all the Monasteries of England.
1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 331 A thunderclap was heard..anathematizing Elharu-Esed.
1852 W. Jerdan Autobiogr. II. v. 49 A thunder-clap burst open and astonished Europe; Buonaparte had escaped from Elba.
1886 G. Allen For Maimie's Sake xxvii It was as great a thunder-clap to me as to you.

Draft additions September 2021

thunderclap headache n. a type of headache characterized by severe pain of very sudden onset, which is often but not exclusively associated with a serious underlying condition or disease, esp. haemorrhage from a blood vessel within or on the surface of the brain.
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1986 J. W. Day & N. H. Raskin in Lancet 29 Nov. 1247/2 Thunderclap headache: symptom of unruptured cerebral aneurysm.
1991 Sunday Tel. 18 Aug. (Revew section) p. iv/8 A splitting ‘thunderclap’ headache precipitated by sudden exertion is likely to be interpreted by its victim as fairly ominous.
2012 P. Rizzoli et al. Migraine Solution i. 17 Since it can be hard to tell the difference between the dangerous and benign causes of thunderclap headaches, it's prudent to go to a doctor or hospital for evaluation.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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