thwack

Meanings

• Verb or Noun

  A sharp, loud blow or stroke.

  - "He gave the ball a good thwack with the bat."
  - "The tree branch made a loud thwack as it hit the ground."

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Pronunciation

1. /θwæk/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with thwack
whack , crack , back

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Variants

List of all variants of thwack that leads to same result
thwack , thwacked , thwacking , thwacks

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Etymology

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Originally from Old English 'thwican', meaning 'to beat or strike'.

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Trivia

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1. Thwack is the sound made when a whip cracks.

2. In cricket, a 'thwack' is a powerful hit.

3. The term 'thwack' is also used in the medical field to describe the sound made by a stethoscope on a chest.

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Related Concepts

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1. impact: Thwack is a type of impact, a forceful collision between two objects.

2. sound: Thwack is a sound produced when two objects collide.

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Culture

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Thwack is a common sound in various activities such as sports (baseball, cricket, golf), household chores (hanging pictures, splitting firewood), and punishment (school corporal punishment). In literature, thwack is used to describe sounds in various contexts.

How to Memorize "thwack"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a ball being hit with a bat, making a loud thwack sound.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the sound of thwack with a sharp, loud blow or stroke.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'thwack' as 'The Hit That Wacks'.

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