thwacking

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noun

The action or sound of a thwack; a beating.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of thwack
nounthwacking (plural thwackings)

plural thwackings

  1. The action or sound of a thwack; a beating.

    The next day he realised that, glorious as his hiding place was as an escape from books and thwackings, it had its disadvantages: the chief was that there was nothing to eat and drink, and that is a very serious thing for a growing boy […]

    1907, W. Jenkyn Thomas, The Welsh Fairy Book

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
beating
Cite this entry
APA

thwacking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thwacking

MLA

“thwacking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thwacking. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thwacking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thwacking.

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