"thwip" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: Imitative. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Imitative}} Imitative Head templates: {{en-interj}} thwip
  1. A sound like a light flexible object striking something.
    Sense id: en-thwip-en-intj-Dk5lM4Px Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 69 20 11 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 59 18 23

Noun

Forms: thwips [plural]
Etymology: Imitative. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Imitative}} Imitative Head templates: {{en-noun}} thwip (plural thwips)
  1. A sound like a light flexible object striking something.
    Sense id: en-thwip-en-noun-Dk5lM4Px

Verb

Forms: thwips [present, singular, third-person], thwipping [participle, present], thwipped [participle, past], thwipped [past]
Etymology: Imitative. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Imitative}} Imitative Head templates: {{en-verb}} thwip (third-person singular simple present thwips, present participle thwipping, simple past and past participle thwipped)
  1. (intransitive) To make this sound. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-thwip-en-verb-gRsVoS-u

Inflected forms

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