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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

There’s something unnerving about the mundane thwack of the rhythms. — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 27 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

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

In 2019, the coach Brian Flores era began with a resounding thud as the Dolphins were trounced, 59-10, by Baltimore.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2026
Others joined him and the thud of clubs on tree trunks resumed.

— Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of thud

Noun

Lightning can travel miles from a storm, and officials suggest waiting 30 minutes after the last clap of thunder before heading back outdoors.

— Manuel Bojorquez, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Fans did the New Day clap in anticipation for the popular former WWE stable, and Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods answered the bell, joining Swerve Strickland as the wildcard team.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of clap

Verb

Trump has slapped a 50% tariff on Canadian goods and plans to ban the country's dairy, alcohol and auto imports later this month, drawing retaliation from Ottawa.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Texas quarterback Arch Manning has apologized for his public reaction to a video that was altered by AI to show Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian slapping ESPN reporter Holly Rowe and knocking her to the ground.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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If those ground tests show the jet’s acoustic thump is soft enough for suburban skies, NASA plans to fly the X-59 over several US communities to gather public feedback.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
Their pitching is good, Griffin Jax could return soon, and Liam Hicks has added some thump to a lineup previously built around three really good hitters (Junior Caminero, Yandy Díaz, Jonathan Aranda) and a bunch of do-your-job role players.

— Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of thump

Noun

Consider butterfly bangs to be the wispy cross between Sabrina Carpenter’s curtain bangs and Jessica Day’s dense signature style.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2026
Johnson has recently taken her brunette hair a few shades darker for fall, the richer color worn loose around her shoulders with her trademark brow-skimming bangs.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of bang

Verb

Dangbei rates it at 3,100 ISO lumens, which puts it pretty smack dab in the middle of projectors in this price range (MSRP is $1,999).

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2026
That stretch started with the doubleheader sweep of the Detroit Tigers earlier this month, when Bazzana smacked a tying homer and a walk-off single in the nightcap.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of smack

Noun

There have been plenty of in-game rotations, promising combinations, fluidity and creativity, but without the delivery of a final hammer blow.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The residents had sustained another blow when my friend, John Ahern, was a passenger on Pan Am Flight 103 that exploded on December 21, 1988 from a terrorist bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of blow

Noun

Despite this modest tourism boom, the town retains plentiful architectural evidence of its history as a turn-of-the-century manufacturing hub, with an abundance of red-brick and steel edifices lining its streets.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
Researching Municipal Infrastructure And Development Public and private investments are another indicator of a potential real estate boom.

— Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

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