thock
thock interjection: a clear, echoing thud, as of an axe chopping wood.
Interjection
- A clear, echoing thud, as of an axe chopping wood.
- Despite the construction of muffling sheds and sound barriers, the report has continued largely without interruption — thock, thock, thock-thock, thock.2007 April 7, Andy Newman, “City Islanders Ponder Future Without Gunfire Across Bay”, in New York Times
Noun
thock (plural thocks)
- A clear, echoing thud, as of an axe chopping wood or the keys of a mechanical keyboard.
Verb
thock (third-person singular simple present thocks, present participle thocking, simple past and past participle thocked)
- To make, or cause to make, a thock sound.
- The tennis player thocked her racquet on the ground in annoyance.
Forms of thock
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | thocks |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | thocks |
| present participle | thocking |
| past participle | thocked |
| past | thocked |
Origin of thock
Onomatopoeic.
Words formed from thock
- thocky
Questions about thock
- What does thock mean?
- Thock means a clear, echoing thud, as of an axe chopping wood.
- What part of speech is thock?
- Thock can be an interjection, a noun or a verb.
Words near thock in the dictionary
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