thwack
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
verb
noun
interjection
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of thwack
First recorded in 1520–30; imitative
Vocabulary lists containing thwack
Example Sentences
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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
He sometimes lets the Audience begin the Clap of themselves, and at the Conclusion of their Applause ratifies it with a single Thwack.
From The Spectator, Volume 2. by Addison, Joseph
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