A good meaty "thwack" means the thrower needs to go hide for a few seconds. From Wordnik.com. [H3 quick review] Reference
Mea culpa 'thwack', mea culpa 'thwack' (oo that feels good), mea culpa 'thwack'. From Wordnik.com. [Army Rumour Service] Reference
It's no longer the crisp "thwack" of the persimmon, or the cool "ping" of the stainless steel. From Wordnik.com. [About.com Golf] Reference
At the last second, she twisted her blade so the flat of it hit his head with a resounding 'thwack'. From Wordnik.com. [Ultimate List] Reference
(at least mine) makes a loud "thwack" & gives you a real solid thump. From Wordnik.com. [Discussion Forum - TuDiabetes] Reference
Oblivious, I kept up with my routine until -- thwack!. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrating the Pity Of Brotherly Love] Reference
With one thundering thwack of that thumping big tail. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, July 23, 1892] Reference
The faintest thwack-thwakthwak beating in the distance. From Wordnik.com. [Lifeguard]
In battle get many a thwack -- O! Let who will have most. From Wordnik.com. [Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce] Reference
In battle get many a thwack -- O! Let who will have most. From Wordnik.com. [Pipe and Pouch The Smoker's Own Book of Poetry] Reference
It landed with a resounding thwack, then fell to the rug. From Wordnik.com. [Courting Trouble]
It was a resounding thwack, rattling Mingo's brain around. From Wordnik.com. [Darkness of the Light] Reference
thwack -- thwack came the bladders on Plunger's devoted head. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Garside School] Reference
Lest she should get a punch or a thwack for her trouble, sir. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Wales : Its People, Language and Scenery] Reference
As she went over, she struck him a sounding thwack with her hind feet. From Wordnik.com. [The Magic Speech Flower or Little Luke and His Animal Friends] Reference
Dan stood to thwack him on the back several times, but it didn't help. From Wordnik.com. [Annie, Get Your Guy & Messing Around With Max]
One side can seem like they're totally out of the game and then thwack!. From Wordnik.com. [Disgrasian: World Series Fashion Trends and Their Presidential Parallels] Reference
With a solid thwack her shaft struck, not slowing the target's descent. From Wordnik.com. [Conan The Magnificent]
The deafening thwack-thwak of the chopper echoed against the hotel walls. From Wordnik.com. [Lifeguard]
Moments later there was a distant glint of sunlight on metal, followed by a muted thwack. From Wordnik.com. [Hoot]
He was spared from further thought by the solid thwack of a kumara striking someone's head. From Wordnik.com. [Once An Angel]
The next two stones he launched each hit the tree trunk with a solid and satisfying "thwack!". From Wordnik.com. [Renegade's Magic]
It connects perfectly -- I can hear the moist thwack of my boxing glove on my opponent's cheek. From Wordnik.com. [Tunnel Vision] Reference
Suddenly, from another direction came the thwack, thwack of two stones fired in quick succession. From Wordnik.com. [The Clan of the Cave Bear]
The Judge raised the strip of leather and brought it down with a resounding thwack across the boy's legs. From Wordnik.com. [At the Little Brown House] Reference
George put in a thwack that made his skull resound, and threw him quite off his already unstable balance. From Wordnik.com. [With Marlborough to Malplaquet A Story of the Reign of Queen Anne] Reference
And then -- incredibly rotten luck -- it came down, with an ear-shattering thwack, on the concrete highway again. From Wordnik.com. [The Big Bounce] Reference
Meanwhile, Ben sweeps on like the wind, hearkening even in his haste for the welcome "thwack, thwack" of his father's axe. From Wordnik.com. [Little Folks (November 1884) A Magazine for the Young] Reference
Bombay is the satisfying thwack of a thick, powerful fist punching through the concrete slabs of subtlety and faux elegance. From Wordnik.com. [Bicycle Boys] Reference
The bladders came down with a resounding thwack on the newly-made brethren, during which the Keeper of the Portal opened the door. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Garside School] Reference
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