Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun thunderclap

2 senses of thunderclap

Sense 1
thunderclap -- (a single sharp crash of thunder)
       => thunder -- (a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning)

Sense 2
bombshell, thunderbolt, thunderclap -- (a shocking surprise; "news of the attack came like a bombshell")
       => surprise -- (a sudden unexpected event)