Thesaurus results for THWACK

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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

Inland, the immaculate padel and tennis courts are always alive with the thwack of fierce competition. — Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026 On the softball diamond, amid the satisfying thwack of bats striking balls, players of all ages sprint around the bases, cheer each other on, and offer tips on form and play. — Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Sep. 2025

Verb

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 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 See All Example Sentences for thwack

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Noun

The movement feels fluid but also brutally impactful when Wolvie lands claws-first on an unsuspecting enemy with a thud.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
The box lands with a loud thud in the video before the driver snaps the photo and leaves without placing the package at the front door.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of thud

Noun

Nick, 33, started with a moment from the first Camp Rock, recalling the morning the cast came up with the now-famous stomp-and-clap sequence.

— Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
The Golf Channel would always be playing in the background; the soft claps were the soundtrack to our slow Saturdays.

— Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of clap

Verb

In response, Smith, 57, approached Rock on the Oscars stage and slapped him across the face.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Section 301 has also opened the door to new country-specific tariffs targeted at Brazil, at 25%, while Section 338 was cited to slap an extra 50% import tax on certain Canadian goods.

— Kent Jones, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of slap

Verb

The storm caught the state off guard, having made a sudden shift to the east and smack into the core of the state after most forecasters had projected it to make landfall much farther to the north.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Taylor Trammell then smacked his first triple of the year off the brick wall in right field before Allen sent him home with the go-ahead run off Keaton Winn (2-3).

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of smack

Noun

The breach is the latest blow to a struggling small city that has faced years of severe budget deficits, pushing it to the brink of insolvency, as well as chronic understaffing in its police, fire and other municipal departments.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
That would be a heavy blow for an economy growing at less than 1% a year.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of blow

Noun

For the mostly Hispanic agriculture and food processing workers, the data center boom hasn’t been all good.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Artificial intelligence and the data center boom are influencing many things across Georgia, ranging from politics and technology to debates over energy, water consumption and land use.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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