Thwack
/θwæk/noun
To strike with a sharp, heavy blow; also the sound of such a blow.
Did you know?Thwack is an expressive word first recorded in English in the 16th century, part of a whole family of sound-imitating words that turn noise into meaning.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tweng-
“to beat or strike”
Old English
OE
þwaccian
“to strike, beat, or thrash”
Middle English
Middle English
thwakken
“to strike sharply; to make a smack or crack”
16th Century
English
thwack
“a sharp blow or the sound of one”
Modern English
English
thwack
“to hit with a sharp, heavy blow; a sharp striking sound”