verb

thwack

thwak

verb

To hit someone or something hard, especially with something flat like a stick or bat.

"He thwacked the ball clean over the fence."

"She thwacked the rug with a broom to knock the dust out."

noun

A hard blow, or the heavy slapping sound it makes.

"The bat connected with a satisfying thwack."

How to Use Thwack

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA hard hit, or the thumping sound it makes.

Easily confused with

whack → thwart →

Word Forms

thwacked past tense, thwack plural, thwacked plural, thwacks plural, thwacks singular, thwack singular, thwacked singular, thwackest singular, thwackedst singular, thwacketh singular

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Etymology

Probably partly imitative of the sound of a hard hit, related to "whack," and partly from an old English word meaning to pat or stroke.

Rhymes for thwack

ACK jack hack back tack wack pack sack rack lack Mack Zack

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