thundershock
thundershock noun: a sudden burst of thunder, a thunderclap; any similarly loud and sudden noise; a sudden, severe shock.
Noun
thundershock (plural thundershocks)
- A sudden burst of thunder, a thunderclap; any similarly loud and sudden noise; a sudden, severe shock.
- The old Town Clock, / Like a distant thundershock, / Heard and gone, / Striking One!1851, William Dana Emerson, The Old Town Clock: Occasional Thoughts, in Verse, page 97
- The disappointment of some was almost like a thundershock.1895, William Taylor, Story of my Life, page 158
Examples of thundershock in a sentence
- Every time a home is destroyed, the whole nation suffers a severe thundershock.1962, Louis Hadley Evans, Your Marriage: Duel Or Duet?, page 13:
- Francis of Assisi had sent a thundershock to Julia's psyche.2011, Sergio Troncoso, From This Wicked Patch of Dust, page 63:
Forms of thundershock
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Origin of thundershock
From thunder + shock.
Questions about thundershock
- What does thundershock mean?
- Thundershock means a sudden burst of thunder, a thunderclap; any similarly loud and sudden noise; a sudden, severe shock.
- How do you use thundershock in a sentence?
- Every time a home is destroyed, the whole nation suffers a severe thundershock.
- What part of speech is thundershock?
- Thundershock is a noun.
- What is the plural of thundershock?
- The plural of thundershock is thundershocks.
Words near thundershock in the dictionary
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