plural thwaps
: a loud, heavy, slapping impact or the sound made by such an impact
The hiss and thwap of the water against the side of the ship was hypnotic.—
Melinda M. Snodgrass
Melinda M. SnodgrassIn a moment she heard the outhouse door slam shut and another tin thwap.—Thom Jones
Thom Jones
thwapped; thwapping; thwaps
: to strike or slap against (something) with a loud, heavy, impact
… she thwapped the gorgeous mahogany desk …—Rhoda Janzen
Rhoda JanzenA beach ball thwapped the window, then rolled away.—Antonya Nelson
Antonya Nelson… brought the simple dough together in a stand mixer and kneaded it there until it thwapped quite viciously against the sides of the bowl, threatening to topple it.—Tejal Rao
Tejal RaoHe was way up the street, his cart parked in the middle of the sidewalk, his bag now slung over his shoulder, thwapping into the side of his leg with each long stride he made.—Mary Carter
Mary CarterExamples of thwap in a Sentence
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Jacqueline Carr, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
The old-school barbecue joint has a screen door that thwaps shut, hardly trapping in that delicious smell of smoke that’ll stick to your clothes.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2023
There was the thwap of the crossbow string, a hollow thud of the arrow hitting home, and then the fading rustle of the buck running off through the grass.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 3 Aug. 2023
After each splat and thwap, Smith walked the distance from the impact zone — where seeds and gooey pumpkin guts spilled onto the earth — to the target and quietly counted his paces.
—Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Oct. 2021
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Noun
Pouring cereal, a whistling kettle and the thwap of The Wall Street Journal signaled your work journey.
—Jacqueline Carr, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
The old-school barbecue joint has a screen door that thwaps shut, hardly trapping in that delicious smell of smoke that’ll stick to your clothes.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2023
There was the thwap of the crossbow string, a hollow thud of the arrow hitting home, and then the fading rustle of the buck running off through the grass.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 3 Aug. 2023
After each splat and thwap, Smith walked the distance from the impact zone — where seeds and gooey pumpkin guts spilled onto the earth — to the target and quietly counted his paces.
—Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Oct. 2021
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“Thwap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thwap. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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