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thwack

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Noun
And the thwack, the sound of the glove pummeling the boxing pad, supersedes the pain. Abby Ellin, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2024 Tashi practically vibrates with each thwack of the ball. Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
Verb
Sometimes, there’s just one kid in the class who needs to be thwacked for good measure. Time, 25 Aug. 2023 The lead staff member, a thin Ukrainian woman wearing a turban, offered to thwack people’s lat muscles with the branches—an Eastern European tradition that is said to move circulation and release toxins. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 14 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for thwack 

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“Thwack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thwack. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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