thwack
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Synonyms for thwack
Synonyms: Verb
bang, bash, bat, belt, biff, bludgeon, bob, bonk, bop, box, bust, clap, clip, clobber, clock, clout, crack, hammer, hit, knock, nail, paste, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slog, slug, smack, smite, sock, strike, swat, swipe, tag, thump, wallop, whack, whale, zap
Synonyms: Noun
bang, bash, bat, beat, belt, biff, blow, bop, box, buffet, bust, chop, clap, clip, clout, crack, cuff, dab, douse [British], fillip, hack, haymaker, hit, hook, knock, larrup [dialect], lash, lick, pelt, pick, plump, poke, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slug, smack, smash, sock, spank, stinger, stripe, stroke, swat, swipe, switch, thud, thump, wallop, welt, whack, wham, whop (also whap)
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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 newspaperNoun
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
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The other night, a helicopter hovered over my old Craftsman, thwack-thwack-thwacking me into a new dawn. — Los Angeles Times, "Column: Unplugging from ‘L.A. me’ once a year lets me plug back in refueled to see life anew," 17 Aug. 2019 But for her own productions, Ms. Borges mixes these childhood influences with polyrhythms, frantic beats, air horns and elements of genres like trance, European techno, Afro-house and American R&B. Her drums thwack like a bucking bronco. — Kate Hutchinson, New York Times, "NÃdia Is Bringing the Sound of Lisbon’s Ghettos to the World," 14 June 2018 Belgium had been thwacked by Italy and Turkey in the group stage of that 2000 tournament in a resounding message about the country’s prowess. — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, "The Professor Who Helped Make Belgian Soccer a World Power," 9 July 2018 But Bourdain chose his targets carefully, often made amends, and rarely thwacked his rhetorical skillet upon the less powerful. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "What Anthony Bourdain Understood About Authenticity," 12 June 2018 Washed away in a torrent, on Rocky goes, thwacking and plonking his way to Texas and then to South Dakota. — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, "Children’s Books: Happy Earth Day," 20 Apr. 2018 If a jockey is thwacked off his mount, his riderless horse can still win on its own, like Garfunkel arriving without Simon. — Dwight Garner, New York Times, "The Palio di Siena: A Survivor’s Tale," 16 Apr. 2018 Or the one that conjures up the clip of him getting thwacked by Jalen Mills in the 2016 opener, causing a shoulder injury that cost him nearly the entire season. — Conor Orr, SI.com, "Will Robert Griffin III Rebound in Baltimore?," 4 Apr. 2018 In 2002 the employers of Gordon Jones, a steel-drum loader, were thwacked with a 30% tariff. — The Economist, "Steel bannedWhy tariffs on steel and aluminium are easier said than done," 24 Mar. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
She was interrupted by what sounded like a rifle shot — thwack! — Bob Shaw, Twin Cities, "Fore? Indoor golf soars, as outdoor golf struggles," 4 July 2019 And with the thwack of a gavel, a federal court judge in Chicago dismissed a lawsuit today that could have halted construction of the Obama Presidential Center on South Side parkland. — Lisa Donovan, chicagotribune.com, "The Spin: Lightfoot's gift to Oprah Winfrey is a book by Chicago artist - with an essay by the mayor," 11 June 2019 The old mechanical thwack of a high-end DSLR is a joy that mirrorless cameras can only ever hope to imitate. —