"thwonk" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: Imitative.
  1. A thudding noise.
    Sense id: en-thwonk-en-intj-m1g-FZg7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Violence Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 33 40 Disambiguation of Violence: 27 33 40

Noun

Forms: thwonks [plural]
Etymology: Imitative. Head templates: {{en-noun}} thwonk (plural thwonks)
  1. A thudding noise.
    Sense id: en-thwonk-en-noun-m1g-FZg7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Violence Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 33 40 Disambiguation of Violence: 27 33 40

Verb

Forms: thwonks [present, singular, third-person], thwonking [participle, present], thwonked [participle, past], thwonked [past]
Etymology: Imitative. Head templates: {{en-verb}} thwonk (third-person singular simple present thwonks, present participle thwonking, simple past and past participle thwonked)
  1. (ambitransitive, colloquial) To strike, or cause to strike, with a thudding noise. Tags: ambitransitive, colloquial
    Sense id: en-thwonk-en-verb-xH5eVBRe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Violence Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 33 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 30 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 23 55 Disambiguation of Violence: 27 33 40

Inflected forms

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