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thundercrack

thundercrack noun: a peal of thunder; thunderclap.

Noun

thundercrack (plural thundercracks)

  1. A peal of thunder; thunderclap.
    • His monologue stopped abruptly with a sharp noise like a thundercrack that rolled in dreary echoes round the dismal mere.1922, G. K. Chesterton, The Man Who Knew Too Much

Forms of thundercrack

pluralthundercracks

Origin of thundercrack

From thunder + crack.

Questions about thundercrack

What does thundercrack mean?
Thundercrack means a peal of thunder; thunderclap.
What part of speech is thundercrack?
Thundercrack is a noun.
What is the plural of thundercrack?
The plural of thundercrack is thundercracks.

Words near thundercrack in the dictionary

  1. thunderclapped
  2. thunderclapping
  3. thunderclaps
  4. thundercloud
  5. thunderclouds
  6. thundercrack
  7. thundercracks
  8. thundercrash
  9. thundercrashes
  10. thundercunt
  11. thundercunted

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