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thwonk

thwonk interjection: a thudding noise.

Interjection

  1. A thudding noise.

Noun

thwonk (plural thwonks)

  1. A thudding noise.

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.
    • As time rolls on, the odds are greater that life will sneak up and thwonk you over the head with other unforeseen expenses.2008 May 31, M. P. Dunleavey, “Paying Off the Debts That Seem Unshakeable”, in New York Times

Forms of thwonk

Noun
pluralthwonks
Verb
third-person singular presentthwonks
present participlethwonking
past participlethwonked
pastthwonked

Origin of thwonk

Imitative.

Questions about thwonk

What does thwonk mean?
Thwonk means a thudding noise.
What part of speech is thwonk?
Thwonk can be an interjection, a noun or a verb.

Words near thwonk in the dictionary

  1. thwocked
  2. thwocking
  3. thwocks
  4. thwok
  5. thwomp
  6. thwonk
  7. thwonked
  8. thwonking
  9. thwonks
  10. thwop
  11. thwopped

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