Thesaurus results for THWACK

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noun

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

Every week a green pickup truck pulled into our driveway and dumped onto the blacktop a stack of flattened newspapers, which landed with a loud thwack, along with a box of about a million powdery, dry, green rubber bands. —

Literary Hub, 25 Feb. 2026 Inland, the immaculate padel and tennis courts are always alive with the thwack of fierce competition. —

Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026

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Club World Cup viewers may remember the South American receiving the ball, skipping past an opponent, and thwacking in a long-range goal against Urawa Reds in June. —

Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025 Look down and there’s another scene: America’s power players – rich guys humbled by the task of thwacking a 1.62-ounce sphere from one spot to another. —

Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 31 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for thwack

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Beyond that, though, the Americans cannot afford to start with a thud, not with so many untrained eyes finally paying attention.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Non-sterling objects produce a dull thud.

— Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2026