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- Dictionarythwack/θwak/
verb
- 1. strike forcefully with a sharp blow: "she thwacked the back of their knees with a cane"
noun
- 1. a sharp blow: "he hit it with a hefty thwack"
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THWACK definition: 1. the short, loud sound of something like a stick hitting a surface: 2. to hit something, making…. Learn more.
noun. : a heavy blow : whack. also : the sound of or as if of such a blow. Synonyms. Verb. bang. bash. bat. belt. biff. bludgeon. bob. bonk. bop. box. bust.
3 meanings: 1. to beat, hit, or flog, esp with something flat 2. a. a blow with something flat b. the sound made by it 3. an.... Click for more definitions.
Thwack definition: to strike or beat vigorously with something flat; whack.. See examples of THWACK used in a sentence.
THWACK meaning: 1. the short, loud sound of something like a stick hitting a surface: 2. to hit something, making…. Learn more.
Jun 21, 2024 · a hard blow with a flat object.
Define thwack. thwack synonyms, thwack pronunciation, thwack translation, English dictionary definition of thwack. tr.v. thwacked , thwack·ing , thwacks To strike or hit with a flat object; whack. n. A hard blow with a flat object; a whack.
Jun 2, 2024 · thwack (third-person singular simple present thwacks, present participle thwacking, simple past and past participle thwacked) To hit (someone or something) hard, especially with a flat implement or a stick; to thrash, to whack .
From a variant (influenced by whack) of Middle English thakken (“to stroke" ), from Old English þaccian (“to touch gently, stroke, tap" ), from Proto-Germanic *þakwōnÄ… (“to touch lightly" ), from Proto-Indo-European *tag-, *taǵ- (“to touch" ).
Definition of thwack noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
