thwack
verb (used with object)
to strike or beat vigorously with something flat; whack.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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This whale is thwacking its tail up and down in behaviour known as lob-tailing.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 20, 2018