thwack

American  

[thwak] / θwæk /

verb (used with object)

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

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noun

1. a sharp blow with something flat.

thwack British  

/ θwæk /

verb

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

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noun

1. 1. a blow with something flat

   2. the sound made by it

interjection

1. an exclamation imitative of this sound

Other Word Forms

• outthwack verb (used with object)
• thwacker noun
• unthwacked adjective

Etymology

Origin of thwack

First recorded in 1520–30; imitative

Example Sentences

“She taught to the thwack of the hickory sprout,” Preacher Parr remembered.

From Literature

“To be real with you, some of my early stuff wasn’t the most authentic,” she says as her drummer starts thwacking a snare during sound check .

From Los Angeles Times

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

With a hop, skip and a thwack, Chloe Kelly scored the winning penalty in the Euro 2025 final - and shifted the culture of English football.

From BBC

Forget the huge thwack of decisive national victory.

From BBC