thwack

Forget the huge thwack of decisive national victory.

Fans all over the world can track every shot of every player — including balls thwacked on the driving range.

Combine sand and gunpowder and thwack, you’ve made a brick of TNT.

"Beryl was like a surprise attack, like an ambush," says Cornelius, in a deep baritone voice, over the market's chatter, reggae and thwack of cleavers on chopping boards.

The truck, which serves Mexican food, was parked across from a two-story home under construction, where the clang of hammers and thwack of nail guns sent echoes through the canyon.