thwack

[ thwak ]

/ θwæk /

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verb (used with object)

to strike or beat vigorously with something flat; whack.

noun

a sharp blow with something flat.

Origin of thwack

First recorded in 1520–30; imitative

OTHER WORDS FROM thwack

thwacker, nounoutthwack, verb (used with object)un·thwacked, adjective

Words nearby thwack

Thus Spake Zarathustra, Thutmose I, Thutmose II, Thutmose III, thuya, thwack, thwaite, thwart, Thwing, thx, thy

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Example sentences from the Web for thwack

Then, above the murmur from the temple, he heard a sound in the corridor—a thwack.
Caravans By Night|Harry Hervey
A dense cloud of dust rises over them, and through the dim obscurity one hears the ceaseless sound of the thwack!
Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier|James Inglis
Jock's hand came down with a thwack on the papers before him.
Personality Plus|Edna Ferber
The ring of the saw, the trill of the plane, the thwack of the hammer, were very pleasant music in his ears.
Dennison Grant|Robert Stead

Geddie leaped high and caught the roll with a sounding "thwack."
Cabbages and Kings|O. Henry

British Dictionary definitions for thwack

thwack

/ (θwæk) /

verb

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

noun

a blow with something flat
the sound made by it

interjection

an exclamation imitative of this sound

Derived forms of thwack

thwacker, noun

Word Origin for thwack

C16: of imitative origin

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单词	thwack
释义	thwack [ thwak ] / θwæk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR thwack ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to strike or beat vigorously with something flat; whack. noun a sharp blow with something flat. Origin of thwack First recorded in 1520–30; imitative OTHER WORDS FROM thwack thwacker, nounoutthwack, verb (used with object)un·thwacked, adjective Words nearby thwack Thus Spake Zarathustra, Thutmose I, Thutmose II, Thutmose III, thuya, thwack, thwaite, thwart, Thwing, thx, thy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thwack Then, above the murmur from the temple, he heard a sound in the corridor—a thwack. Caravans By Night\|Harry Hervey A dense cloud of dust rises over them, and through the dim obscurity one hears the ceaseless sound of the thwack! Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier\|James Inglis Jock's hand came down with a thwack on the papers before him. Personality Plus\|Edna Ferber The ring of the saw, the trill of the plane, the thwack of the hammer, were very pleasant music in his ears. Dennison Grant\|Robert Stead Geddie leaped high and caught the roll with a sounding "thwack." Cabbages and Kings\|O. Henry British Dictionary definitions for thwack thwack / (θwæk) / verb to beat, hit, or flog, esp with something flat noun a blow with something flat the sound made by it interjection an exclamation imitative of this sound Derived forms of thwack thwacker, noun Word Origin for thwack C16: of imitative origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to thwack blow, knock, pound, force, smite, bop, wallop, sock, bang, paddle, drive, thrash, smack, rap, thump, strike, whack
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thwack

verb (used with object)

noun

Origin of thwack

OTHER WORDS FROM thwack

Words nearby thwack

Example sentences from the Web for thwack

British Dictionary definitions for thwack

verb

noun

interjection

Derived forms of thwack

Word Origin for thwack

Words related to thwack