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noun

Definition of thwack

as in thud

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument he gave the ball a hard thwack with the bat and sent it deep into the outfield

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as in clap

a loud explosive sound even from the top of the bleachers we could hear the loud thwack of the ball being hit

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verb

ˈthwak

as in to slap

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner thwacked the growling dog on the nose with a rolled-up newspaper

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Noun

The arrow hurdled forward, unleashing an audible woosh followed by a distant thwack. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 His fast, athletic swing, grimacing expressions, large hands, and the audible thwack of ball-on-club distinguished him. — Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025

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These tête-à-têtes can also titillate the tabloids, which can only speculate about what’s being discussed as the ball is thwacked about. — Avery Stone, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for thwack

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Regardless of motive, the proposals that have come out of MLB’s New York headquarters have been vast and aggressive, and have landed with a thud in both clubhouses around the league, and with people who cover the sport for a living.

— Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
The song stands on its own, but would have been more effective if the preceding songs were more 2001 than 2000 AD, and if producer Dan Lancaster had not mixed it so densely that cosmic chaos sounds like a single sustaining thud.

— Liam Inscoe-Jones, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026

Definition of thud

Noun

The origin of the thunderclap (sometimes called the Viking clap) is disputed, with several clubs in Europe claiming to have started the trend, but Iceland popularised it and brought it to the world stage.

— Elias Burke, New York Times, 23 June 2026
One of the moments in the musical that caused the most laughter and claps from the audience was the final song, which mocks the idea of using violence as a form of protest rather than joining a movement or focusing on policy.

— Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2026

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That next phase will focus on measuring the shockwaves generated by the X-59 in flight, along with evaluating the sonic thump impact on the ground.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
Not long after, Jamison’s parents reported hearing a loud thump, as though someone had fallen, according to prosecutors.

— Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026

Definition of thump

Verb

Moniak smacked a 424-foot homer to right-center with one down in the bottom of the inning to tie the game.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Kara and Ruthye figure out the Brigands are trafficking young women for dastardly purposes, giving them yet another reason to smack some dudes around.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 24 June 2026

Definition of smack

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Vingegaard’s victory at the Giro d’Italia in May, allied with Wout Van Aert’s cathartic win at Paris-Roubaix, has delivered two key objectives but the surprise departure of head of racing Grischa Niermann to Lidl-Trek was a blow.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Hers is a voice that ought to have a lifetime’s staying power, bolstered by a lyrical and musical sensibility that provide everything her instrument needs to deliver a happy succession of knockout blows.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 3 July 2026

Definition of blow

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The offering will be a crucial test of investors’ desire to keep funding the AI boom.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 6 July 2026
For an artist with a legacy as impactful as Jay-Z’s, the current anniversary boom feel like the latest phase of a longer project of deciding who gets to turn hip-hop history into intellectual property.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026

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