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thwack

American

[thwak] / θwæk /

verb (used with object)

to strike or beat vigorously with something flat; whack.

noun

a sharp blow with something flat.

thwack British

/ θwæk /

verb

to beat, hit, or flog, esp with something flat

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noun

1. a blow with something flat
2. the sound made by it

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interjection

an exclamation imitative of this sound

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Etymology

Origin of thwack

First recorded in 1520–30; imitative

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On air I dubbed the incident "Men in Thwack", a name which totally failed to catch on.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2023

I was enjoying a delightfully quiet tennis rally with my son a few summers ago when suddenly I heard it, from the court beside us: Thwack.

From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2022

PD Gayle agrees new contract with Crystal Palace until 2019 Everton’s McCarthy off at Crystal Palace in limp goalless draw Facebook Twitter Pinterest Thwack!

From The Guardian • Apr. 15, 2016

Thwack fell the broom, and, releasing Joan, the man sought to protect his head with his arms.

From The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills by Cullum, Ridgwell

Thwack, thwack, fell Giovanni's cudgel on the ribs of his unfortunate mules; and we could hear them scrambling, and his hoarse voice uttering strange cries, as he urged them on.

From Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. by Forester, Thomas

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