Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable)A stock sound effect of a loud thunderclap during a rainstorm, used in numerous films.

Origin

From the fact that it is commonly used in film scenes depicting a sinister castle illumina

From the fact that it is commonly used in film scenes depicting a sinister castle illuminated by lightning flashes.

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