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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

a clap of thunder

Hi,

(1) a clap of thunder

Are there other nouns that one can use for 'clap' in (1)?

(2) a flash of lightning

What other nouns can I use for "flash" in this phrase?

Thanks!

mus-te
  

Top answer

"Clap of thunder" is the idiom. If you want to write about it poetically, you could say boom, crash, etc. Lightning is commonly grouped by "bolts".

— Vorpar

  • "Clap of thunder" is the idiom.
  • If you want to write about it poetically, you could say boom, crash, etc.
  • Lightning is commonly grouped by "bolts".
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"Clap of thunder" is the idiom. If you want to write about it poetically, you could say boom, crash, etc.

Lightning is commonly grouped by "bolts".
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1. A roll/crash of thunder.

2. A stroke/bolt of lightning.
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Hi

- A rumble of thunder and a streak of lightning

Dave
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A clap of thunder. A roll of thunder.

A flash of lightning. A bolt of lightning.
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THANK YOU!
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