thwack

[ thwak ]

verb (used with object)

1. to strike or beat vigorously with something flat; whack.

noun

1. a sharp blow with something flat.

thwack

/ θwæk /

verb

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

noun

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

interjection

1. an exclamation imitative of this sound

Derived Forms

• ˈthwacker, noun

Other Words From

• thwacker noun
• outthwack verb (used with object)
• un·thwacked adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of thwack¹

First recorded in 1520–30; imitative

Word History and Origins

Origin of thwack¹

C16: of imitative origin

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, Ben sweeps on like the wind, hearkening even in his haste for the welcome "thwack, thwack" of his father's axe.

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A thwack upon his shoulders, almost as loud as that of the peel an hour before, sent him half out of bed.

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He was stronger than the prince, otherwise there wouldn't have been a table to thwack.

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The Judge raised the strip of leather and brought it down with a resounding thwack across the boy's legs.

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Jantje and his master turned out of the road, and soon the unmistakable thwack!

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