whap
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
Example Sentences
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“Then, whap, he hit a three. Then he came down again and said, ‘They made a mistake putting you on me homes.’
From Washington Times • Dec. 12, 2022
I ask you: Did Woody Wilson or Cal Coolidge ever ask Grantland Rice, for instance, to whap it around with him?
From Golf Digest • Apr. 28, 2020
From behind, there is a noise somewhere between a whap and a thump.
From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2020
That ping you hear when your shot sails in under the crossbar is as satisfying as any whap from a punching bag.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2018
Voices, dogs barking, the whap of a helicopter overhead.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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