Thwack

Pronunciation

• enPR: thwăk, IPA: /θwæk/
• Rhymes: -æk

Origin

From a variant (influenced by whack) of Middle English thakken ("to stroke"), from Old English þaccian ("to touch gently, stroke, tap"), from Proto-Germanic *þakwōną ("to touch lightly"), from Proto-Indo-European *tag-, *taǵ- ("to touch"). Cognate with Old Dutch þakolōn ("to stroke"), Old Norse þykkr ("a thwack, thump, blow"), Icelandic þjökka, þjaka ("to thwack, thump, beat"), Norwegian tjåka ("to strike, beat"), Latin tangō ("touch"). More at tangent.

Full definition of thwack

Noun

1. The act of thwacking; a strike or blow, especially with a flat implement.
2. A heavy slapping sound.

Verb

1. To whack or hit with a flat implement.
• Washington Irvinga distant thwacking sound
2. To beat.
3. To fill to overflow.