thwack
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
verb
noun
interjection
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Conjugated Forms
Present
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thwacksimple
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thwackssimple
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have thwackedperfect
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has thwackedperfect
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am thwackingprogressive
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are thwackingprogressive
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is thwackingprogressive
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have been thwackingperfect progressive
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has been thwackingperfect progressive
Past
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thwackedsimple
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had thwackedperfect
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was thwackingprogressive
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were thwackingprogressive
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had been thwackingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of thwack
First recorded in 1520–30; imitative
Vocabulary lists containing thwack
Example Sentences
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The following “RV Envy” adds the thwack of a full drum kit to the mix, and the staticky howl of the hurdy-gurdy is as hectic as a smashed window triggering a building’s alarm system.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
On Everybody's Trying To Figure Me Out, she even tuned her snare drum to match the "iconic" thwack of U2's Sunday Bloody Sunday.
From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025
Dahlia Lithwick: I think what Judge Burroughs did was quite remarkable—she took a thwack at Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh in the opinion itself.
From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025
Only then can he thwack the ball toward his opponent.
From Salon • Aug. 6, 2024
The sound’s not deafening, like with an acoustic kit, but you can hear every thwack and tap on the pad.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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