thwip

English

Etymology

Imitative.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθwɪp/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪp

Noun

thwip (plural thwips)

  1. A sound like a light flexible object striking something.
    • 2002, Karen Hancock, Arena, page 41:
      A series of beams slit the air in a succession of rapid thwips.

Verb

thwip (third-person singular simple present thwips, present participle thwipping, simple past and past participle thwipped)

  1. (intransitive) To make this sound.

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