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thwack Definition

thwack (t̸hwak)

transitive verb

to strike with something flat; whack

Etymology: prob. echoic

noun

a blow with something flat

thwack Synonyms

thwack

n.

whack, thump, hit; see blow 1.

thwack Synonyms

thwack

v.

whack, thrash, thump; see hit 1.

thwack Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • willow: Stephanie 11-07-2006, 12:40 For all us lovers of the thwack of willow on leather, the weavers of spells with the crimson rambler.

Object

  • ball: Girls charge in and out, someone is playing an electric guitar and two boys thwack billiard balls round a table.

Adjective modifier

  • resounding: Then, grunting with effort, they lunge furiously, colliding with resounding thwacks, red-faced and panting.
  • good: It is claimed to be shatterproof and more than able to withstand a seriously good thwack with the handset.

Noun used with modifier

  • timpani: The Scherzo is rhythmically alive, the rhythms punctuated by timpani thwacks; shadows hang over the Lento.

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