thwack

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verb

ˈthwak How to pronounce thwack (audio)
thwacked; thwacking; thwacks
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transitive verb

: to strike with or as if with something flat or heavy : whack

thwack

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noun

: a heavy blow : whack
also : the sound of or as if of such a blow

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Examples of thwack in a Sentence

Verb A book fell off the shelf and thwacked me on the head. thwacked the growling dog on the nose with a rolled-up newspaper Noun he gave the ball a hard thwack with the bat and sent it deep into the outfield even from the top of the bleachers we could hear the loud thwack of the ball being hit
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Morrison Strikes the Student, Too A few moments later, Morrison thwacks the boy in the center with a footlong plastic cylinder. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 24 July 2026 Modern readers may take heart in the fact that there are many excellent critics thwacking through the slop—albeit with freelance machetes, on newfangled platforms. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
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Dummy’s third full-length release tasks itself with offering an affirmation of life, spelled out in no uncertain terms through the thwack of DnB drumlines, abrasive distortion, and incisive songwriting. — Sue Park, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026 If there was any rust on the outfit from nine years of inactivity, it was knocked off the instant the song’s trademark chiming riff gave way to the thwack of Lynch’s snare drum, bringing the band to life. — Adam Gold, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for thwack

Word History

Etymology

Verb

imitative

First Known Use

Verb

circa 1530, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1587, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of thwack was circa 1530

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“Thwack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thwack. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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thwack

verb
ˈthwak
: to strike with or as if with something flat or heavy : whack
thwack noun
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