thwacks 1 of 2

plural of thwack

thwacks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of thwack

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for thwacks
Noun
  • Bounces reporter Ben Rothenberg noted that the president received some claps as well.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • However, videos of a booing crowd with a few claps quickly made it to social media.
    Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Instead, Ted slaps him in the face, twice.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Anthony thinks his fiancé wants a mother more than a partner, so Giuseppe slaps a pie into his face?
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Bardot bangs and Old Hollywood bobs have also been red-carpet staples recently.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The pompadour eventually found its way into the fashion muse’s beauty aesthetic, as did micro bangs, bleach-blond highlights, bowl cuts and bobs.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His visit to her is the kind of single scene where an Oscar winner like Steenburgen knocks it out of the park.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The fun-loving entertainment hub doesn't yet have a US product page, but is up for pre-order on Amazon for US$799 (though there is a promo coupon available at time of writing that knocks a few dollars off that ticket price).
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The blows come from front, back, and the demonstrator doesn’t seem to hold back even.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Frazier, though, was relentless, seeking a way inside Ali’s reach, driving blows into Ali’s ribs but moving too fast to get caught by the night-ender Ali had planned.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Minsky argued that during booms, free market ideology permeates the mindset of regulators.
    Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Muss was 76 then and had endured his share of South Florida busts and booms.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Andor hates him on sight, which only intensifies when Berend smacks around his mother and tears up the apartment looking for proof that Klára has deceived the boy with idealized fictions about his origins.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Vocals are sped up into squiggles, instruments are reversed and gated, percussion smacks you in the face and then suddenly vanishes.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Ali was scoring plenty with jabs and flurries, but his attempts to land big punches mostly fell flat.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
  • But as any fan of either show will tell you, both are adept at delivering emotional gut-punches that have been known to leave viewers in tears.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Thwacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thwacks. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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