to thwack

Examples

• All

• Amy swings her free arm to thwack blindside his other cheek.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Golf clubs thwack in the grass.

  Fiction book (2001)

• The Sheriff thwacks Wayne in the ear.

  Fiction book (1998)

• After a moment, he THWACKS it off the counter with his thumb and finger.

  Fiction book (1993)

• I hear his knuckles thwack against the mahogany headboard.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The cowboys had long white sticks with orange flags on the end and were using them to thwack and poke the heifers.

  Fiction book (1998)

• His boot thwacks the glass, and the window caves inward, exploding in little bits.

  Fiction book (2002)

• In tennis gear and goggles, Darwin Mayflower thwacks it against the wall of now-faded frescos.

  Fiction book (1991)

• With a swift swing of the paddle, she thwacked the ball over the net during the match.

• He thwacked the stick against the tree to scare away the birds.

Synonyms

S

to smack

vsto thwack

164 3.5

To hit someone or something with an open hand

is not limited to hand use and stresses a loud sharp sound

R

to rap

vsto thwack

8 3.7

To hit something quickly to make a short sharp sound

is more forceful and louder rather than just quick short strikes

W

to wallop

vsto thwack

• Informal

2 7.3

To hit something or someone very hard

emphasizes a sharp loud sound rather than only strength

W

to whap

vsto thwack

1 8.1

To hit something or someone hard and make a loud sound

focuses on a sharper cracking sound rather than only loudness

W

to wack

vsto thwack

• Informal

1 8.9

Hit someone or something quickly and hard

adds a distinct loud sound to the sudden sharp strike

W

to whang

vsto thwack

• Informal

9.9

To hit something hard so it makes a loud sound

emphasizes a sharp cracking sound as part of the hit

G

to give a whap

vsto thwack

• Informal

8.8

To hit something quickly with a short, sharp blow

adds loudness to the sharp hit rather than only sharpness

W

to whammo

vsto thwack

• Informal

9.9

To hit something suddenly with great force

focuses more on the sharp loud sound than dramatic suddenness

W

to wacked

vsto thwack

• Informal

7.2

Hit someone or something with a lot of force

is the base present action described with a sharp loud sound

Antonyms

M

to miss

∞ 1.0

To fail to reach or hit something you aim for

How Forceful

to batter

187 3.5

to thump

27 3.4

to thwack

3 8.0

to smack

164 3.5

to slap

492 1.0

to tap

174 1.0

to touch

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology