Definition of "thwacks" [thwacks]

• Plural form of thwack. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thwack. (verb)

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• "By the same token, the vivid portrayal of the Last Judgment that Verdi incorporated into the "Dies irae" movement of his Requiem, with its minor-key trumpet calls and bomblike thwacks on the bass drum, is as exciting as any of his operas—and as "pictorial" as "Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers.""
• "Jackson strikes out, but then Raburn thwacks another home run."
• "Ringo drummer Ralph Castelli, for instance, simply "thwacks away in the background, looking appropriately laid-back.""