24
lightning(noun, light, weather)
14
bolt(noun, flash, arms, projectile, electric discharge)
7
bombshell(noun, upset, blow, shock, bump)
6
thunderclap
6
bolt of lightning(noun, expression, idiom, electric discharge)
6
surprise(noun, state, upset, blow, shock)
5
shocker(noun, shock, revelation, disclosure, prodigy)
4
eye-opener(noun, shock, disappointment, surprise, wonder)
4
flash
4
fulmination(noun, discharge, shaft, din, boom)
3
bomb(noun, arms)
3
shot(noun, upset, blow, shock, bump)
3
chain lightning(noun, electric discharge)
3
dart
3
dash
3
flash of lightning(noun, expression, idiom, thunderclap)
3
forked lightning(noun, electric discharge)
3
revelation(noun, shock, disappointment, wonder, quickness)
3
rocket
3
shock(noun, upset, blow, bump, disaster)
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