Thunder clapped like angry hands.
Meaning: This sentence personifies the thunder, giving it human-like qualities, and suggests that it is expressing anger or frustration through its loud and powerful sound.
Choice of Words: Clapped is a verb that means to make a sharp, explosive sound by striking two things together, like hands. Angry means feeling or showing strong annoyance, displeasure, or hostility. Hands are the parts of the body at the end of the arms that you use to hold things and do things. When you put them together, "Thunder clapped like angry hands" means that the thunder made a loud, explosive sound, similar to the sound of angry hands clapping.
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