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- noun Plural form of
thwack . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
thwack .
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Examples
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Ringo drummer Ralph Castelli, for instance, simply "thwacks away in the background, looking appropriately laid-back."
James Rotondi: "Rain" On Their Parade: Why the NY Times review of "Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles On Broadway" is All Wet James Rotondi 2010
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Ringo drummer Ralph Castelli, for instance, simply "thwacks away in the background, looking appropriately laid-back."
James Rotondi: "Rain" On Their Parade: Why the NY Times review of "Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles On Broadway" is All Wet James Rotondi 2010
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Jackson strikes out, but then Raburn thwacks another home run.
Texas Rangers vs. Detroit Tigers - live! | Steve Busfield 2011
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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."
How Can Skeptics Make Convincing Religious Art? Terry Teachout 2012
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Ringo drummer Ralph Castelli, for instance, simply "thwacks away in the background, looking appropriately laid-back."
James Rotondi: "Rain" On Their Parade: Why the NY Times review of "Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles On Broadway" is All Wet James Rotondi 2010
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Even from behind the drum kit, White preened incessantly, twirling his drum sticks between thwacks and leaping to his feet after his most riotous drum fills.
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On a set of excitingly recorded super audio CDs from Haennsler Classic, conductor Sylvain Cambreling punches home the large-scale moments -- including the most breathtaking "Dies Irae" bass-drum thwacks on record -- but the early-music purity of the choral singing (again, the EuropaChorAkademie) and subtle playing from the fine SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg suggest an even keener engagement with the contemplative side of this music.
New CDs of Verdi's Requiem Mass: Some powerful, others not up to the task 2010
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Her leg comes up in a roundhouse—two loud thwacks as she spins and connects twice before the man can even recoil—and Johann the Lizard Man hits the floor.
Masked Lou Anders 2010
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This season, though, he is playing better and he really thwacks his reverse sweep more than ever.
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Even from behind the drum kit, White preened incessantly, twirling his drumsticks between thwacks and leaping to his feet after his most riotous drum fills.
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