thunderclaps
Loud storm sounds
Thunderclaps are the sharp, explosive sounds that accompany lightning during a storm.
The word often appears in figurative contexts for anything sudden and startling: The news hit like a thunderclap.
A single instance is a thunderclap; the plural typically describes a series of booming sounds during a storm.
Loud deep sound
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- pealResonant ringing burst
- roarLoud, deep animal cry
- rumbleLow rolling sound
bang · reverberation · echo · resonance · percussion · vibration · acoustic · sonic
Atmospheric electrical discharge
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- downpourIntense precipitation event
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
- delugeSevere overflow of water
squall · cumulonimbus · rain · monsoon · hurricane · tornado · cyclone · gale
Sign of future calamity
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- warningAlert about danger
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
augury · presage · foreshadowing · prophecy · divine · wrath · judgment · Zeus
boom
Loud deep sound
rumble · bang · reverberation · echo · resonance · percussion · vibration · acoustic · sonic · deafening
lightning
Atmospheric electrical discharge
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- downpourIntense precipitation event
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
deluge · squall · cumulonimbus · rain · monsoon · hurricane · tornado · cyclone · gale · precipitation
portent
Sign of future calamity
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- warningAlert about danger
premonition · augury · presage · foreshadowing · prophecy · divine · wrath · judgment · Zeus · Thor
jolt
Abrupt forceful shake
tremor · shock · shake · rattle · concussion · force · intensity · violent · sudden · explosive
thunderclapscalm
Free from agitation
clear skies · tranquility · fair weather · serenity · stillness