"thwap" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: Imitative. Head templates: {{en-interj}} thwap
  1. The sound of a heavy smack.
    Sense id: en-thwap-en-intj-G7jFAG~G

Verb

Forms: thwaps [present, singular, third-person], thwapping [participle, present], thwapped [participle, past], thwapped [past]
Etymology: Imitative. Head templates: {{en-verb}} thwap (third-person singular simple present thwaps, present participle thwapping, simple past and past participle thwapped)
  1. To make, or cause to make, a heavy smacking sound. Categories (topical): Sounds
    Sense id: en-thwap-en-verb-OOms6B-A Disambiguation of Sounds: 41 59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100

Inflected forms

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