| 单词 | thwack |
| 例句 | Khadijah auntie steps up behind him and thwacks him across the back with her cane. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The side of her face thwacked onto the ice, water splashed up at her hair and her feet. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z To many people the very word conjures up memories of choking on chalk dust and cowering in fear of a thwack on the knuckles from a spinster schoolteacher. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He steps behind her and thwacks her in the back of the leg. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The thwack, thwack, thwack, thwack got louder and louder, until it drowned out the sound of the volcano. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z The sound’s not deafening, like with an acoustic kit, but you can hear every thwack and tap on the pad. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z It landed with a crash and started thwacking about with such thunder that I was afraid it would demolish the boat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I heard a thwack and a yelp, and Grover landed next to me with a thud. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z And then came the familiar rattle of the typewriter keys being struck, the thwack of the carriage return being hit. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z The part after the collision, where Zane flew feet-over-face past his handlebars and thwacked headfirst into the dirt, that wasn’t thrilling at all. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z It slapped against my bare legs before thwacking the concrete. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Moments later there was a distant glint of sunlight on metal, followed by a muted thwack. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Stealthily Camilla leaned to one side and began to slip off her shoe, but before she could, Charles had killed it with a resounding thwack from The Book of Common Prayer. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He thwacked it against a bed to test its strength. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She thwacked him with the maroon book still gripped in her hand. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But thoughts of him always ended on the pavement, with a thwack, a cry, and the churning of my stomach. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z She thwacked him with the maroon book still gripped in her hand. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z It thwacks into my open glove, falls to the ground, and three of their runners score. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Unexpectedly Killconey received his reward for flattery at the wrong time—a thwack over his head from the standard. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Once voices came very close, and the search party went thwacking through the cornfield. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Conversation trailed off, and the room became silent except for the monotonous thwacking of J.B. riding his rocking horse in the corner. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z If I'm going to swing a stick of wood to thwack a round object, I'd rather it be the flatter rectangle of a cricket bat. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A thwack on Frank’s back from a guy a full head taller than him, with a thick beard, a loud voice, and a face sunburned bright red just like Frank’s. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It snapped back against her throat with a thwack! A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She struts up and down the stage, her heels making a distinct thwacking noise with each step. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He brought the spatula down on the countertop with a thwack. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Henry slaps him on the back with a loud thwack. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z His clumsy arms had come together with a thwack, blunt fingers interlacing. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z On the way out the kitchen door, she grabbed a frying pan and thwacked my head. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Little kids play double Dutch in the empty lot, their braided ropes thwacking against the cold asphalt. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The yard was alive to the clack of wood on wood, punctuated all too often by thwacks and yowls of pain when a blow struck leather or flesh. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A sharp thwack brought him out of his reverie, and Lon snapped to attention. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The radio in the background seemed to sing louder, the cheerful pop tune warring with the sick thwack of baton blows against skin. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z At first, it hits with a loud thwack. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He was thwacking his paws in the muck, chasing the sudsy waves. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The score uses only 12 instruments in the chamber orchestra, and the eight singers – even when the score calls for sound effects such as phones ringing or a thwack on the head. The Doctor's Tale: Barking up the right tree 2011-03-31T20:45:01Z In her struggling, Bethany managed to free her right arm and, reflexively, swung her elbow round and thwacked Demerson on the side of his face. The Sovereign Light Cafe by William Boyd: a short story inspired by Keane 2012-06-16T08:00:00Z Today, when I stream “The Downward Spiral,” every palpitation-inducing thwack, growl and whisper is branded in my memory. I Was Bullied for Being Arab. Nine Inch Nails Threw Me a Lifeline. 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z Inside, Seattle’s Chastity Belt made their casual punk songs jangle and bounce, while Austin’s own Flesh Lights went for the jugular, thanks to drummer Elissa Ussery, who thwacked away with all of her being. SXSW 2015: When a music festival feels like an after-party 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z The main body of the piece began when players started blowing sustained drones on long tubes; thwacking drums; and playing delicate, tinkling riffs on gongs, among other sounds. Review: A ‘Sonic Great Wall’ Breaks Down Musical Barriers 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z Drummer Julie Edwards is quite sensational, upgrading Meg White's inspired thwacking to looser, almost jazzy rolls. Yeasayer; Deap Vally – review 2012-07-14T23:06:34Z The hard thwack of a fist against a jaw matches the pummel of rain and the splatter of blood. Review: `Softly' hammers its message hard 2012-11-28T17:25:16Z Or, another in which a man attempts to hit a pink-powder-filled balloon off a golf tee, and instead thwacks his buddy in the groin. Perspective | Let’s have a gender-reveal party that reveals gender is a construct 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z The wheels turn with wobbly precision and the hand, holding a rock, thwacks the tormented saint's chest. Salvaged saints: Michael Landy's martyrs invade the National Gallery 2013-05-22T18:30:01Z It feels like getting briskly thwacked on the head, twice. The Singularity of Adele’s Soul 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Last Friday evening, in a remote town in Guatemala, I was settling into an 8-by-8-foot concrete block bedroom with Jesus posters on the wall when I heard the thwacks. A Homestay in Guatemala: Making My Own Tortillas (but Eating Theirs) 2010-08-11T03:33:00Z During class, kids around the country would thwack them over and over, leading to repeated scolding. 11 infamous '90s school bans 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Drummer Dean Beresford, in particular, plays with great restraint and lucidity, never once giving in to the temptation to just thwack away on the noisier passages. Richard Hawley – review 2012-10-06T23:05:53Z The videos had been spliced into a mash-up and served to me on Instagram as a looping carousel of orange squares thwacking babies silly. If I Embarrass My Baby on TikTok, Will He Stay My Baby Forever? 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Hector ran it for the first time, fists thwacking the pads, making a few errors. Jamie Hector Wants That Black Belt 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z They teamed him up with the endless void that was Chase Edmunds, and the only fun to be had there was when Jack ended up thwacking his arm off with an axe. Dammit! 24 to return without Jack Bauer 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z The warehouse was a game, the products little more than flippers in search of a pinball to thwack. The Amazon Warehouse Comes to SoHo 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z On one evening at Sogetsu, Ms. Ono lay on the strings of the open piano, her long hair hanging off the side, while Cage and Tudor thwacked the strings with a variety of objects. Hearing Yoko Ono All Over Again 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z The edge of a knife is a carefully tapered compression of metal layers, so the thwacking sends the atomically aligned edge into disarray, or worse — it can chip tiny divots into the metal. The very best way to sharpen your knives 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z The quintet’s integration of throbbing electric bass, thwacking drums and warmly glowing vibraphone created a uniquely modern texture and flow. Earshot Jazz Festival 2018 brings both the traditional and the eccentric 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Old Bat's drastic re-envisioning keeps the chorus and general pop structure, but turns the instrumentation into a fractured rhythmic suspension, full of bell-like pulses and thumping, thwacking drums. Friday Favorites: Crazy Old Bat, The Physics, BenadriLL 2011-04-29T18:02:07Z So have we hit the proverbial nail on the head or thwacked our thumbs by leaving out something obvious? Six to watch: US miniseries 2012-08-06T09:57:28Z The glistening ponies thundering by, mallets thwacking and crowds cheering make for an unforgettable experience. What to Do in Palm Beach, Fla. 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Each instrument cut through the air with its own vibrations — splashes, thwacks, tinkles, knocks — for a cumulative effect that was captivating to experience live. Review: Protecting and Defending Ukraine’s Cultural Identity 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Jacob Hege, 22, has walked to work a bit more cautiously since he emerged from a crosswalk on 16th Street NW in Washington and felt something thwack him from behind. The death of the sidewalk 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z The Haxan Cloak poured on the bass: rumbles, drones, reverberating thwacks, deep throbs that vibrated the rib cage. Music Review: The Haxan Cloak and Robert Henke in Red Bull Festival 2014-05-12T14:44:09Z Eventually wails and pummeling drums; thwacks stark as bullets; and buzzing, bawling electric guitar overwhelm the shining ecstatic wonder, the wordless hymns. Review: A Composer’s Redacted Music and Raucous Noise 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z Then she crouched down and began thwacking a hammer against one of the cables, while Cavatorta applied pickups to the wire casing just above. Turning Bridges Into Music 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z From the outset, the strings are thwacked in a percussive manner, with allowance for birdlike squeals. Review: At NY Phil Biennial, Interlochen Rises to the Occasion 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z His Beethoven is of the early-music variety: Phrasing was curt, timpani were thwacked and vibrato proved elusive. Review: Orchestras Large and Small and a Composer Portrait 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Now the sound of sloshing and splashing muted the thwack of the handball game on the other side of the fence. The Swimmer: Manhattan Edition 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z When Mirren allows herself to be body-slammed, the shock of seeing the cinema’s queen thwacked into concrete makes it impossible to focus on the stakes of the scene. ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ Review: Yells Like Teen Spirit 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z In the afternoons between practices, Attonito pulled on his mitts and guided me across the mats, showing me how to jab, hook, throw a straight right, thwack a thigh with a leg kick. I flipped my “psycho switch”: The surprising rage and fury I felt in the cage with mixed martial arts champions 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z The variety of their textures and materials account for much of their power — from airy faux fur in a rainbow of colors to coats of thwacking porcupine-esque brown twigs. Nick Cave Goes Underground 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Thus, “with the impersonal thwack of a rubber stamp,” The Times wrote, “the tumultuous marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales officially ended today, 15 years after it began.” ‘The Crown’: The History Behind Season 5 on Netflix 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z The only noise is birds chirping and the thwack of balls. What to Do in Casablanca 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z When tossed correctly, the axe spins in full rotations, registering in the pine target with a comforting thwack. Competitive axe-throwing is an actual thing, and apparently it’s best done with beer 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z To hear the prelude to the opera’s second scene, with its brass fanfares and insistent thwacks of deep percussion, you would think the characters were approaching Valhalla, not the modest town of Sant’Eufemia. Review: San Francisco Opera’s ‘Two Women’ Depicts War’s Horror at High Pitch 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z At almost every emotional crossroads, the film drops a whooshing thwack sound effect, an unconscious echo of the “Law & Order” cha-chunk, and cuts to commercial. In a New Documentary, Janet Jackson Is Hiding in Plain Sight 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z “He used to really thwack into the wall.” In This ‘Peter Pan,’ Something Always Goes Awry. That’s the Plan. 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z When the mechanical uproar faded, the only things that broke the snowy silence were whoops of joy and the thwack of gloves meeting in high-fives. Near Idaho’s Sun Valley, choppers give intrepid skiers an all-access pass 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z It opens with a D flat in the low strings, winds and brass, a tenebrous and flatly final sound incapable of being dislodged by the thwacks and thumps surrounding it. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z When my mother-in-law was a girl, she woke to the thwack of tennis balls on the sun-baked clay courts outside her window. Refuge and Renewal on Lake George 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z There’s an unflinching close-up of an arrow thwacking into a face, a gun butt bashing into a face, a flying kick to a face. How historically accurate is The Revenant? 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Open the front door too quickly, and you might thwack an aide. For Ayanna Pressley, the beauty of unexpected wins led to Congress and a historic office 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z Amid the thwack of congratulatory back slaps, the smack of air kisses and the rustle of ball-gown trains, one man stood out in a white terry bathrobe. Scene City: The Tonys After-Party, till Dawn at the Carlyle 2012-06-13T20:06:14Z We were our best at a 30-foot distance, sharing the thwack of a ball until dark. Motherlode Blog: When a Game of Catch Is All a Father Has Left 2013-06-16T12:28:06Z Any East or West Coaster who enters his amenity-packed home is likely to be thwacked with a heavy mix of emotions: awe, admiration, envy. Forget New York. For writer Saeed Jones, Columbus, Ohio, is the place to be a literary star. 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Still, with each thwack I reminded myself that I was getting ever closer to rejuvenation. The Getaway: This Is Las Vegas? 2013-11-29T18:29:41Z On Jan. 6, after practicing for the United States Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, Ms. Kerrigan was attacked by a man who thwacked her leg with a collapsible police baton. Review: ‘I, Tonya.’ I, Punching Bag. I, Punch Line. 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z After Human Impact, Part Chimp, playing under the name Half Simian, will send you off into that good, good night with a nice heavy-bottomed thwack. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z You would assume she was a plant, there to make plain the links between the emphatic thwack of the sabar and the jointless human body, but the band seem genuinely surprised to see her. Cheikh L? ? review 2011-01-16T00:06:12Z Overhead is “Triple Gong,” from around 1948, whose arms are equipped not only with colored circles but with little mallets that gently thwack them. When It Comes to Calder, the Same Piece Is Always Different 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z A parade of teachers hovered: thwacking her elbow, comparing her spine to “a taut string of pearls,” dismissing her vocational prospects. A Violinist Rethinks Her Devotion to Music, With Emotion and Erudition 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z Mornings came early, heralded first by the neighboring church’s bells at 6 and then by the insistent thwack of the pressoirs, or grape presses. Harvesting Grapes in France, With Champagne as Reward 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z The goal, naturally, is to use the spring-loaded hand to thwack unsuspecting cast members. My Favorite Wholesome, Humiliating Stunt, by the Stars of ‘Jackass’ 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z Drums thwacked from above like a giant movie clapper, and you understood why Blake is known as a dubstep artist. Concert review: James Blake at the Tractor Tavern 5/19 2011-05-20T18:34:07Z He reared back and drove into a golf ball with a satisfying thwack, and it sailed out toward the Hudson River. Movie Star Dane DeHaan: He Broods. He Pouts. He ... Golfs? 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z The celebrated moment in Steamboat Bill Jr when the facade of a house drops to the ground with a two-tonne thwack, leaving Keaton serene amid the debris, relied on precise mathematics and nerves of steel. The silent-era film stars who risked life and limb doing their own film stunts 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z To my right, I heard the thwack of tennis balls and the cheer of a point scored. Central Park: A green island in Manhattan The two-hour set that followed included the duo’s new work, in addition to Swedish House Mafia favorites, with each familiar screech and thwack sending the sweaty crowd into a new frenzy. The D.J. Maestros Axwell and Ingrosso Aim to Shake the Rafters 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Watch how Louise staggers off from a moment of social embarrassment, as if she had thwacked herself in the head with a cartoon rake. The Agreeable Staginess of “State of the Union” 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z As a bass drone rumbles and strobes strafe the room, the band's five members make a staggered arrival while drummer Jack Bevan thwacks a tom bathed in what sounds like God's own reverb. Foals – review 2013-03-06T18:11:08Z When, once in a while, there was a sudden thwack on a drum or short blast from a whistle, it seemed momentous. Music Review: ?Launching the Percussion Revolution? at Juilliard 2012-02-01T00:03:35Z His line was fluid and supple, his touch light, so that even the thwacks of the bass drum in the “Dies Irae” were forwardly propulsive and part of a bigger picture. Review | Noseda gives new lightness to powerful and familiar Requiem 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Highly percussive and deeply expressive, nearly every sound on “Fetch the Bolt Cutters” was either struck or sung into physical existence, resulting in a 21st century Gesamtkunstwerk of tactile thwacks and la-la-la. Perspective | Fiona Apple’s new album is a physical jolt in a digital world 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z Everything is amplified — the hollow thwacks of percussion, the glimmering walls of synthesizers, Ms. Mayberry’s sweet pleas and deceptive darts. Chvrches Offer Hymns From the Altar of ’80s New Wave at SummerStage 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z One took a segment where Drake was swatting his arm and put a tennis racket in his hand, making him thwack away balls fired at him. Drake: Rapper, Actor, Meme 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z “Turn Blue” is a rangy, psychedelia-obsessed R&B album that removes some of the duo’s signature visceral thwack, replacing it with pleasures that aren’t as direct. The Black Keys return with ‘Turn Blue,’ a little more subdued and psychedelic At Sun’s Kitchen, I watched as a man prepared hand-pulled noodles with a satisfying thwack on the steel countertop. Trekking to the Toronto Suburbs for Excellent, Cheap Chinese Food 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z There’s also very crisp sounds of card cases opening and the “thwack” of the cards being laid down. Mary Harron Narrates a Scene From ‘American Psycho’ 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Over a beat built from heavy drum thwacks and video-game bleeps, Sean Foreman, the band’s lead vocalist, runs down a list of roles he might play: a presidential candidate, a model and so on. Critics? Choice: New CDs: New music from Alejandro Escovedo, 3OH!3, Kylie Minogue 2010-07-04T21:55:00Z What you hope for, instead, is that, in the act of frantically thwacking the puck away from your slot, you might inadvertently score. The Forgotten Greatness of Air Hockey 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z Elsewhere in the piece, he waits a little bit less than Monk would have between chords, erasing the potato-sack thwack of syncopation that typically defines the tune. For the First Time, Thelonious Monk’s Songbook Swings Solo 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z Rose encouraged moments later as a few fans thwacked the arms and legs off the Trump effigy. Watch Guns N' Roses Invite Mexican Fans to Smash a Donald Trump Piñata 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z “We’d also record it above ground to get the actual sound of the impact,” Mangini said, demonstrating his method for me with a few sharp thwacks into the Zuma Beach sand. The Secret Sounds of ‘Dune’: Rice Krispies and Marianne Faithfull 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Ms. Amfitheatrof is not alone in seeking serenity away from the whine of private jets and the rotor thwack of helicopter taxis. The Calming Quiet of Outer Cape Cod 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Slowing to a walk, they tightened into a huddle, then unleashed a sharp, confrontational unison phrase, full of thwacking arms, stomping feet and hands slapping their thighs. From Northern Ireland, Dance as a ‘Physical Prayer’ 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z The boys loved it, even if daddy thwacked his head following them through a crawl space. Our Favorite Magical Creatures Live at Ghibli Park, So We Had to Go 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Delicate scraping sounds, rumbling drum riffs, sudden thwacks and conch blasts became like a sporadic musical commentary on the stories. Music Review: David Lang’s ‘collected stories’ Series Ends With ‘memoir’ 2014-04-30T19:28:03Z If a jockey is thwacked off his mount, his riderless horse can still win on its own, like Garfunkel arriving without Simon. The Palio di Siena: A Survivor’s Tale 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z TO the roar of the mechanized world in the late 19th century, the designer William Morris brought the satisfying thwack of handcrafted antiquity. Kelmscott Press, a Thing of Iron Musculature, Is to Be Sold 2013-12-05T15:00:01Z Ms. Waller-Bridge relishes writing moments where women get thwacked, cartoon rake style, by the contradictions of feminism. Phoebe Waller-Bridge Will Make You Laugh So Hard It Hurts 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z They covered everything from the kaleidoscopic rap of Outkast to the stoned pop of Swedish singer Tove Lo, punctuating familiar melodies with conga slaps and timbale thwacks until the songs felt like different songs. What a viral cover of Adele’s ‘Hello’ means for go-go 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z “Here’s my solo,” Mr. Murphy announced in “Daft Punk Is Playing at My House,” and started thwacking precise syncopations on a two-headed cowbell. Review: LCD Soundsystem Makes a Return and a Homecoming at Panorama 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z And though I didn’t tally ’em up, it’s true that body after expendable body is thwacked, pummeled and left for dead in “Baaghi,” as our hero, Ronny, fights his way to … well, to what exactly? Review: ‘Baaghi,’ a Bollywood Rebel Tale in Search of a Cause 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z It's almost hate, hard like a truncheon's thwack.As unforgiving as corporal punishment. Poetry workshop: Names 2011-07-12T10:04:43Z Soon Ms. Brie was hunching her shoulders to dodge noodle thwacks, right then left. Alison Brie Swaps Her Wrestling Costume for Boxing Gloves 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z The volleying game is played on a smaller court than tennis, using short-handled paddles and a Wiffle-like ball, which together produce an unmistakable “thwack.” Here's how seniors can avoid feelings of isolation and loneliness | Provided by ST Content Studio 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Seven songs into the vigorous new Rolling Stones album, and there it is: the instantly identifiable thwack of Charlie Watts’ snare drum. Review: Oldies but goodies, the Rolling Stones gather no moss on 'Hackney Diamonds' 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z It’s not possible to eliminate all of that - or the sirens that bothered Nick Kyrgios last year or the thwack of rain drops that Andy Murray once complained about pelting the shut Ashe roof. The U.S. Open is the noisiest Grand Slam tournament thanks to planes, trains, music and, yes, fans 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z It’s not possible to eliminate all of that — or the sirens that bothered Nick Kyrgios last year or the thwack of rain drops that Andy Murray once complained about pelting the shut Ashe roof. The US Open is the noisiest Grand Slam tournament thanks to planes, trains, music and, yes, fans 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Poleaxes — long poles topped with ax heads — thundered down on shoulders with loud clangs, muffled thuds and sharp thwacks. Extreme medieval: This full-contact sport is a human demolition derby with armor and swords 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z Once, the frenetic thwacking of flippers was the peak of manic childhood glee. Pinball is of the body: Why modern tech is plagued by obsolescence 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z It was a beautiful trail, and the woods soon filled with the steady sound of boots on dirt, poles thwacking rocks and heavy breathing. The Mountaineers’ after-hours group hikes are brisk, friendly workouts 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z He's now moving about easily and can even land standing up, while I continue to thwack down to the floor, every time. A taste of space with world's first disabled astronaut, John McFall 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z By the afternoon, the usual sounds of baseball echoed through the facility, balls thwacking into mitts in the bullpens and on the back fields. Stephen Strasburg’s absence clouds first day of Nationals spring training 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z A rented wooden vacation cottage shudders in the gusts, and the woodpecker scarers attached to the shingles thwack like machine guns. Perspective | On California’s coast, humans ride out nature’s rage 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z His young daughter ran in screaming, and his wife warned him not to venture outside, when another gust of wind roared, followed by another explosive “thwack.” At least 2 dead as fierce rains and winds again batter California 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Wiffle balls hitting hard court, then — thwack, thwack, thwack — ricocheting off wooden paddles. Review | ‘Pickleball is life’? I’m not so sure. 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Nothing in “Bad Habit,” from the trembling reach of his high notes to the very particular thwack of a snare drum, is tossed off. Led by a surprise No. 1 hit, Steve Lacy redefines the rock star for Gen Z 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z In the U.S. alone, somewhere between several hundred million and one billion birds die every year after thwacking into windows, many of them beckoned by interior lights. The Sky Needs Its ‘Silent Spring’ Moment 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z The sound of two sneaker soles thwacking a drum fill on the ground as Stubbs tried to regain his balance. Perspective | Looking for D.C.’s most sacred skate spot? Follow your ears. 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Mosquitoes swarmed while mouse-sized dragonflies bombarded the hunters with thwacking, thumping thuds. Meet the women hunting giant pythons 'eating everything’ in the Everglades 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Then it’s quiet, quiet, quiet until thwack, a football lands in a punt returner’s arms. From trash talk to Kanye, sounds tell the story of Commanders camp 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z The “thwack” the ball made as it exploded off of Johnson’s bat offering a little hint of what Johnson hopes is to come whenever he arrives in Pittsburgh to stay. Pirates’ top-pick Johnson eager to get to PNC Park 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Elsewhere we hear knives thwacking against cutting boards, pans rattling across stoves, onions sizzling in pans and the ticking of the clock that signals the start of service. Review | ‘The Bear’ subverts tropes and brings a restaurant kitchen to life 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z But the Friday morning announcement — foreshadowed on Capitol Hill by the clank of additional security fencing, police cars on every street corner and the thwack of helicopters overhead — was a gut punch. Perspective | Now that Roe is gone, what rights are endangered next? 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z And as in life, when you hit one cleanly — when that telltale thwack finds your ears and the ball sails straight and true — well, it’s extremely gratifying. 6 insider tips for visiting Topgolf, L.A.'s popular driving range with unstuffy vibes 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z The sound of the thwack as each blow lands is punctuated by screams. Saharanpur: Families of Indian Muslims in police brutality video speak out 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Russian jets streaked overhead and helicopters thwacked ominously. For Ukrainian Model UN students, hopes dim for diplomacy 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z The memes yearn to thwack Tiktaalik with a rolled-up newspaper or poke it with a stick — anything to shoo it back into the water and avoid our having to go to work and pay rent. Started Out as a Fish. How Did It End Up Like This? 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z In New York City, for example, volunteer crews patrol city sidewalks morning after morning during migration seasons, cataloging birds that thwacked into buildings. How radar-powered forecasts save birds from deadly city lights 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Even though both of Wednesday’s extra-base hits were a tribute to his speed, both balls were solidly struck such that one could hear the thwack as easily as one could hear the chants. It's only 4/20, but Cody Bellinger has rediscovered some of his old slugging highs 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Seemingly everything he threw, the Rockies touched or tipped or simply thwacked. Plaschke: Dodgers in big trouble if Julio Urías can't deliver quality innings 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z It usually starts before dawn, as a rumble or a thud or a thwack. ‘I’m Not Scared of Anything’: Death and Defiance in a Besieged Ukrainian City 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z Filmmakers Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden wonderfully capture that delicious thwack a baseball makes as it makes contact with a catcher’s mitt, as well as a young man’s quest for an ever-elusive goal. Our movie critic picks 9 spring films to stream 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z The lone call of the magic horn that sounds at its outset trails off into a misty landscape, a trickling brook, a waking dawn and the blunt-force thwack of a cold-water tutti. Review | Noseda and the NSO bring new energy to Haydn and overdue attention to Farrenc 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z No crack of bats or thwacks of balls popping into mitts. No bats, no balls, no fans: Pitchers, catchers don’t report 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z The OSIRIS-REX spacecraft is on its way back to Earth, having thwacked — briefly — the surface of an asteroid called Bennu last year to scoop up samples. NASA Mission Could Blast an Asteroid That Once Menaced Earth 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z You can hear it from a block away, the echo of rattling wheels and thwacking boards, shaking Koreatown’s drowsy streets on a Sunday morning. Are skateboarders really solving the world's problems, one trick at a time? 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z The sound of hatchets resonates across the field: thwack, thwack, thwack. The Searing Beauty, and Harsh Reality, of a Kentucky Tobacco Harvest 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z But there is only one way to know for certain whether we can fling one out of Earth’s way: venture into the darkness, find an asteroid, and give it a good thwack. NASA’s DART Mission Could Help Cancel an Asteroid Apocalypse 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z He fidgeted in his chair as he listened to the senators opine, and thwacked his microphone to ensure it was working just before he starting reading his opening statement. Rahm Emanuel, Seeking Senate Nod, Discusses 2014 Police Shooting 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z When a Kevin de Bruyne pass failed to find its target late on, the thwack of a plastic bottle could be heard around Stamford Bridge as it hit the turf before ricocheting into the air. 'Man City have sent powerful message to rivals' 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z Every summer, droves of people feel compelled to jump into cold water with hundreds, maybe thousands, of other people, at risk of getting thwacked by the arms and feet of others racing to be first. The swimming segment of a triathlon might be scary, but these tips will keep you afloat 2021-07-03T04:00:00Z Two thwacks of the cleaver and he’s cut the duck in half. You can find Chinese roast duck all over Seattle, but Kau Kau was one of the first to do it — and they’re still one of the best 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z Rep. Jim Jordan, Ohio Republican, challenged the effect of a bipartisan proposal to thwack Big Tech as unintentionally giving “Big Media” too much power. Jordan raises concerns about antitrust bill aimed at Big Tech, fears it could benefit ‘Big Media’ 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z To liquefy the sauce, you need to shake the bottle vigorously or thwack it with your hand. Ketchup Is Not Just a Condiment: It Is Also a Non-Newtonian Fluid 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z “Like having someone gently thwack the back of your knees with a baseball bat: You fall to your knees. It’s involuntary.” Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Copying Big Mama’s style wasn’t Elvis’s only offense 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Finally, the bat slapped the ball with a thwack, and he trotted to first. The Retired Boys of Summer Play On 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z What do those four thwacks call to mind? Phil Spector and the damaging myth of male creative genius 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z At present, that poignancy keeps thwacking me in the heart, the same heart I thought this skinny me would protect. Perspective | Tallying up a year of loss: A lot of pounds, too many loved ones, countless connections 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z The pop of the catcher’s mitt, the thwack of the bat and the fervor from the dugouts sound louder without the buffer of tens of thousands of cheering fans. He Calls Baseball Games by Ear. Without Fans, His Job Is a Lot Harder. 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z Across the mountains at construction sites on high dusty plains, roads and power lines have been installed, heavy dirt-movers beep and carpenters thwack atop roofs. Cities hope to build reservoir near Holy Cross Wilderness 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z Let us marvel at the thwack of a fastball strike. MLB on TV: Nine ways baseball can enhance how fans watch games in 2020 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z Somehow, he thwacked it on to the bar. Inter serve up another unwelcome dose of craziness for Antonio Conte | Nicky Bandini 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z The thwack of military helicopters is our new soundtrack. Perspective | Trump’s militarization of D.C. is nothing but stagecraft 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Many times a day some potential intruder, usually a squirrel or crow, would get too close, and the eagles would thwack their wings ferociously, scaring it off. How Watching Bald Eagles Build a Nest Prepared Me for the Pandemic 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z When they fell silent, an uncanny hush blanketed the stadium, interrupted only by the whiz of nearby traffic and the satisfying thwack of hits. Missing Major League Baseball? Here's Korean baseball to the rescue — minus fans and high-fives 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z You can hear traces of Hopkins’s style of thwacking rave on her new song, Night, but that might not be the only influence he’s had. Kelly Lee Owens: ‘I still have to fight to not be seen as ‘just the singer’’ 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z The NFL commissioner, the punching bag that everyone can justify thwacking, made a tough decision that could have been disastrous when he resisted pleas to postpone the draft. Perspective | Give Roger Goodell credit: Going forward with NFL draft was the right move 2020-04-25T04:00:00Z They continued to thwack the ground and roll at the ankles a bit more in the stacked-sole shoes than the neutral ones. Super Cushioned Running Shoes Are All the Rage, but Aren’t Foolproof 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z But there’s still a third break point to save, Federer steps in and attempts to put away the forehand ... and thwacks into the net! Roger Federer v Novak Djokovic: Australian Open semi-final – live! 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z Add to that the thwacking sounds of dozens of people who play a local version of hacky sack on the pavement. Vietnamese flock to this park to 'catch' a tourist — and learn English for free 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z As the coating dissolves, you get one swift, heady thwack of the spice. Letter of Recommendation: Ginger Gum 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z In another church some 200 meters away, there is no sound of thwacks and thumps, but instead the calming tones of a French horn. From prayer to boxing: Naples church offers jobless youths lifeline 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z The scene outside Saugus High was quiet except for the thwack of helicopters overhead and the rumbling of idling firetrucks and police cars. Two dead, at least 4 injured in shooting at a Los Angeles-area high school; suspect in custody 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z It’s a lightly sweet, kinda savory loaf, at home with butter slathered over the side with a drizzle of honey or with a thwack of ricotta and some chopped thyme. A pumpkin spice treat you won't be embarrassed to love 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z Beyond the major instances of quarterback thwacking, there are many teams with questionable offensive line situations barely surviving from down to down against the league’s athletic and swift defensive linemen. Perspective | If Drew Brees and Ben Roethlisberger can’t stay healthy, good luck to the NFL 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Jacob Hege, 22, has walked to work a bit more cautiously since last Tuesday morning, when he emerged from a crosswalk on 16th Street NW in Washington and felt something thwack him from behind. The death of the American sidewalk — thanks to rental scooters | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z When it thwacked down on the counter, I’d say it was about the weight of a fully grown human thigh. How to handle the impossible stress of cooking for other people (wine helps) 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z Then they thwacked her on the back and her cries joined mine and they laid us side by side, boy and girl, two underwater creatures suddenly forced to fill our lungs with cold dry air. “Lulu” 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z It thudded into the wood with a pleasing “thwack” sound. Inside the New York bar where you can throw axes on the first date 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z We typically just listened for the thwack of the ball, assuming a yell of fore would give us time to duck. Diary Of A Female Caddie - Golf Digest 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z As he walked onto the field, Brown saw a tortilla fly past him and thwack his offensive line teammate Ben Powers in the face. That time Patrick Mahomes and Baker Mayfield had the craziest college QB duel ever 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z His aim was true: With a thwack, the needle sailed from the rifle and stuck, right where he wanted. Firing a dart into a wild, sick orca ‘a little bit different,’ sharp-shooting veterinarian says 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z He removes a can of Skoal from his jeans, thwacks it a few times against his thigh, and repacks his lip. “A Refugee Crisis” 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z The rookie wing landed with a thwack on her right side after jumping up toward the basket and walked to the locker room. Kristi Toliver speaks out, then stands out, as Mystics get high-stakes win over Dallas 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z I heard the thwack and watched Todd’s eyes to find the ball. Diary Of A Female Caddie - Golf Digest 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z Then he started thwacking the cereal box on his mother’s chair. Where there’s a will, is there a wage? 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z I’ve found the new Pro’s keyboard to be both quieter and more pleasant to listen to, without some of the high-end thwacking of the old model. Apple Fixed the MacBook Keyboard, But It’s Only For Pros 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z Occasionally, one could hear the thwack of a ball being hit from the tees. Trump holes up at his Scottish golf resort, tweeting about Russia before next week’s Putin meeting 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z This whale is thwacking its tail up and down in behaviour known as lob-tailing. 'Barnacled angels': the whales of Stellwagen Bank – a photo essay 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z And then thwacks down a first serve which Schwartzman hits so high into the skies it probably landed in the River Seine. French Open quarter-finals: Nadal v Schwartzman and Cilic v Del Potro – live! 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z The camps echoed with the thwack of hammers nailing planks into place and with the grunts of men positioning sandbags on their roofs to keep them from blowing away. Rohingya Muslims who escaped the Myanmar army now brace for a threat they can't outrun: Rain 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Cat is a young musical autodidact—both fiercely talented and plain old fierce—with an Irish accent more of a thwack than a lilt. “Mood Music” lays bare the exploitative side of the music industry 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z She thwacked Google with a nearly $3 billion fine and is forcing it to overhaul how it presents sponsored shopping results. Why Europe, not Congress, will rein in big tech 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z In one early scene, an orchestra conductor is so overcome with worry that a wiretap may have caught him disparaging the titular dictator’s musical discernment that he faints, thwacking his head on a metal bucket. Review | ‘The Death of Stalin’ deploys the satirical stings of ‘Veep,’ even more pointedly 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z This is also far from “discreet,” since you’re thwacking your fingers on the table. Typing with Tap, the wearable keyboard that almost works 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Each thwack rang out like a hammer striking a wall. The brutal world of sheep fighting: the illegal sport beloved by Algeria’s angry young men 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z At the other end, Gibbs ambles forwards and thwacks a shot high into the Kop. Liverpool v West Brom: FA Cup fourth round – live! 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z She raises her voice to be to be heard above the constant thwack-thwack- thwack of mallet and chisel, the whirring of bone cutters, the deadened zip of hacksaws flying through skull. A Meditation on the Anatomy Lab 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Hands came together, slowly at first, then in a flurry of rapid, synchronized thwacks. null 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z Her head rocks back in laughter, and she thwacks the back of her right hand into the palm of her left. Nidia Góngora: the singer bringing the sound of rural Colombia to the world 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z It was a 20-shot marvel full of grunts and bangs and thwacks that rang under the roof beneath a London drizzle. Garbine Muguruza defeats Venus Williams for Wimbledon title in a show of towering will 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z I can’t decipher a “Brexit” in there, but it’s a drum that will be getting a thwack from other parties today. Election 2017: campaign enters final day amid human rights row – politics live 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Once on dry land, with the thwack of helicopters “always, always” beating the sky above, they walked rapidly, seeking cover while trying to evade sensors in the ground, cameras and law enforcement patrols. My undocumented friend: Carlos does the work few in Vermont want to do 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z The machine performing chest compressions with the rhythmic thud, thwack, thump. We didn’t save his life, but we didn’t disrespect him, either 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z He jabbed the bag with his left hand — thwack — and frowned. The Fighter 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z In response, one of the creatures sends its slimy starfish hurtling against the glass with a thwack. We can’t escape reality at the movies right now — and that’s okay 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Now for the bad news: If things get really bad, you still might find your benefits thwacked. State and city budget blues: Pressures keep piling up 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z It was the details of utopia that gave Plato so much trouble, and by not going into them Brennan avoids stepping on the rake that thwacked Plato between the eyes. The Case Against Democracy 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z He then allegedly tried to rob someone of their cell phone in the mission parking lot but was denied, thwacked the person with a crucifix and headed east. Man wields stolen crucifixes in rampage through downtown Ventura, police say 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Her jabs made loud thwacks in the rowdy arena, where shouts and foot-stomps bounced off the walls. Claressa Shields continues charge to second consecutive boxing gold medal 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z On the upper field, coaches thwacked receivers in their midsections with oversized pads. The heat is on as the UCLA football team moves training camp to sweltering San Bernardino 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z They were to sit in the club’s grillroom at the table that Mr. Cagney once thwacked. Remembering James Cagney, a Tough Guy With a Green Thumb 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z Cut to a close-up of the thwack of willow on leather - Boris at the wicket of a rather posh, rather jolly, cricket match. Tory leadership: Behind the scenes of Johnson-Gove drama - BBC News 2016-07-02T04:00:00Z You can hear the rhythmic thwacking of cleaver on cutting board at the Mi Ranchito truck from across the street. Build a better taco: Where to find great corn tortillas in L.A. 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z He threw fastballs that thwacked, stared down Rockies who flailed, stranded runners on second base twice, brought the crowd to its feet in anticipation, ended three innings with punchouts that roared. Julio Urias shows grit but Dodgers are asking too much 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z I walked across the manicured lawns and heard the thwack of tennis balls; when I turned to look, the players stopped and glared back at me. No sleep 'til California: the best and worst moments from 2016 election campaign 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z Among Lincoln scholars this is rather like a game of tennis, shots exchanged across the net with a polite thwack and applause for well-made points. ‘I work. I write. And do some politics’: Sidney Blumenthal talks Lincoln, Clinton and Trump 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z The rain intensified as the sky darkened, thwacking the tarp across the infield. Angels come apart in sixth inning of loss to Rangers, 4-2 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Blood-curdling cries were punctuated by the sound of bamboo swords thwacking against armour, as Cambridge University's Kendo team practiced for their annual match against arch rivals Oxford. University challenge: Hackers compete for top prize - BBC News 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Make that satisfying thwack when you close it. It’s OK Not to Use a Smartphone 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z The thwacking treated drums of 1999-era Prince are present and correct as he rides up and down his register, playing male, female and all points between. Prince: his 10 greatest songs from Head to Cream (and Purple Rain in between) 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z He should have passed the ball into the bottom corner, but instead he blasts high and down the middle, and thwacks woodwork. Stoke City 0-4 Tottenham Hotspur: Premier League – as it happened 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Virginia finished the game with a series of flashy dunks and alley-oops as Niang, on Iowa State’s bench with four fouls, thwacked his towel against the floor out of frustration. Virginia starts fast and cruises to Elite Eight with 84-71 win over Iowa St. 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z If you think the 2016 Democratic primaries are unprecedented in terms of the ongoing battle between Bernie and Hillary supporters, you clearly don’t recall how badly the Dems thwacked each other with lawn tools then. Forecasting the GOP war over Donald Trump: How likely is a brokered convention? 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z Ronaldo, on the penalty spot with his back to goal, spins and shoots in one smooth turn, but his effort clanks off his own man James and Roma are able to thwack clear. Real Madrid v Roma: Champions League last 16 – live! 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z Sanders is obviously not shy about thwacking what he likes to call “the billionaire class.” The real threat to Wall Street is not Bernie Sanders — it’s Donald Trump 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z He should have passed the ball into the bottom corner, but instead he blasts high and down the middle, and thwacks woodwork. Stoke City 0-4 Tottenham Hotspur: Premier League – as it happened 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Overgrown shrubs thwack the sides of a pick-up truck as it bounces along a dirt road through a forest in western Virginia. Ecology’s $434,000,000 test 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z He says the company is working on a way to make the tail interact in games that might involve dinosaurs or baseball; of course, you’d use the tail being to thwack baddies or balls. The latest gadgets: Smartphone, smartwatch, smart … tail? 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z Ronaldo, on the penalty spot with his back to goal, spins and shoots in one smooth turn, but his effort clanks off his own man James and Roma are able to thwack clear. Real Madrid v Roma: Champions League last 16 – live! 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z No, the Soyuz capsule plummets to Earth and lands on solid ground with a thwack, only partly softened by parachutes. Soviet dreams: the tough, toylike beauty of Russian space relics 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z He gambled on baseball as a player and a manager, and that was reckless and deserving of a hard thwack. Lamenting Pete Rose’s Flaws While Reflecting on Ours 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z His family pleaded for calm Wednesday night, as police helicopters thwacked overhead, sheriff’s deputies circled the courthouse and officers hauled around van-loads of riot gear. What Baltimore needs can’t be found in a courtroom 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Stokes, hitherto looking like a man with ants in his breeches, then plays his first proper shot, thwacking a sweep through square for four. Pakistan v England: first Test, day four – live! 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Lee, who uses dampeners, said he liked the “satisfying thwack” sound. Tennis Players Are Helped by Products (at Least They Think So) 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z The cool August air fills with the thwacks of ash, the grunts of amateurs and the English-Irish exhortations to come on, lads, come on. A Passion for Hurling, the All-Ireland Game 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z If you see a shark, Burgess and company recommend a “proactive” response, “ideally with an inanimate object” you can use to thwack the shark on the nose. A record year for shark attacks: Six ways to not become chum 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z As he rates strangers, cucumbers thwack percussively against disembodied palms. What’s Changed Since “Queer as Folk”? 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Stokes, hitherto looking like a man with ants in his breeches, then plays his first proper shot, thwacking a sweep through square for four. Pakistan v England: first Test, day four – live! 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Fiorina has thwacked Hillary Clinton for bragging about the number of global miles she logged as secretary of state without naming specific accomplishments. 2016 Outsiders Take The Stage 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Others wander in on their own, drawn by the sound of jump ropes slapping the hard rubber floor or the staccato thwack, thwack, thwack of small hands pounding the heavy bags. Mexican boxing fans eager for fight but wish it had one of their own 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Jordan showed up countering the hacking with thwacking, blocking four shots and grabbing 14 rebounds. Clippers fans show energy, team rewards them with lopsided win 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z One by one, in rapid succession, they peppered Holtby with all manner of shots — wristers, snappers and slappers — with the thwacking of leather and the thudding of laminate echoing through an otherwise empty rink. Braden Holtby looking to move past record-setting season, leave mark on playoffs 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z She hit the ground "with a loud thwacking noise" and the room "fell silent" according to Newsbeat reporters who were just metres away. Madonna falls down steps during Brit Awards show 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z A dozen were shot, and many more injured by lunging knives and thwacking clubs. Victorian Strangeness: Four Christmas incidents 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z This historic opportunity exists because of the departure of today’s progressive Democrats from how parties usually respond to a thwacking at the polls. Obama and the Democrats Don't Get American Voters 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z He would thwack me across the back of the head. Theo Padnos, American Journalist, on Being Kidnapped, Tortured and Released in Syria 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z They strum and thwack and bop along to a set of backing tracks. First things first, she’s the realist — Charli XCX and pop music’s “mystery-like lie” With a thwack of a driver on the first tee, the contest is under way. Clacton residents await by-election 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z Wimbledon thwacks away on the reception telly, but no one watches. Enfield tears up rules in radical attempt to ease housing problem 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Bouchard thwacked a ball so hard in frustration that it landed in the food court. Eugenie Bouchard Could Be Tennis’s Next Big Shot 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z The veranda and trading hall of one former concern is now a particularly elegant branch of America's leading coffee vendor, complete with thwacking fans and wicker chairs. Europe on the Pearl River 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z "The criminals who have governed us, who have robbed us of our future, of our dreams, need a big thwack." SS songs and antisemitism: the week Golden Dawn turned openly Nazi 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z Then, thwack, the crew on the copter shot out one of engines. In Puerto Rico, Cocaine Gains Access to U.S. 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Dozens of people then filed into the concourse outside the chambers and began singing, strumming guitars and thwacking gourd drums. Meeting begins on letter about Kingdom of Hawaii 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Responding with a thwack of his own does not interest Griffin. Clippers' Blake Griffin responds to hits with intensified play 2014-05-12T04:00:00Z In a boxing gym, it’s unavoidable: the thwacking of gloves hitting mitts, the slow thump-thump of the heavy bag and the echoing bell that starts and stops all of it. At 49, boxer Bernard Hopkins fighting age — and winning 2014-04-14T18:35:00Z But as the first thwack, thwack of the rotors sliced through the warm afternoon over Ghaziabad, there was a surge of excitement. On the campaign with Rahul Gandhi 2014-03-31T05:24:21Z The fact that the ball had struck the bat was obvious to most; television viewers could hear the thwack of two objects connecting. Debate Erupts After English Player Fails to Call Himself Out 2013-07-18T01:00:37Z In pickleball, there also is a supremely satisfying thwack that is addicting. It's skill before age on the pickleball court 2013-07-09T23:42:49Z Sometimes it’s a thwack on the back and a disapproving shake of his head, quickly followed by a begrudging smile to indicate that all is forgiven. Boehner’s laid-back approach is considered both boon, bane for House Republicans 2013-06-29T23:23:00Z Thwack, thwack, thwack, thwack, thwack, thwack, thwack, thwack, thwack echoed around the arena - nine times in total - during a changeover as Youzhny reduced his racket to a mangled mess by hammering it against his bench. Azarenka, Haas and Youzhny grab French Open limelight 2013-06-03T14:12:39Z A bit later he spent five minutes shooting at the empty goal, a succession of horrible-looking, skinny-legged thwacks, at least half of which fizzed and bobbled and thudded wide of the target. Bayern Munich are a wounded giant eager to win the Champions League 2013-05-18T21:00:14Z On any sunny day, Israeli beaches are clogged with matkot players, ranging from Speedo-clad hobbyists struggling to string together a rally to seasoned practitioners of Bat Yam style thwacking the air with violent precision. In Israel, Sounds of Spring Include Thwack of Paddleballs 2013-03-28T03:13:48Z Thwack, thwack, thwack goes the climbing ax, every bit as effective against skin and bone as it is against stone. 'Tomb Raider' Review: Just Sit Right Back And You'll Hear A Tale, A Tale Of A Fateful Trip (PC) 2013-03-12T21:46:33Z As I circled the rink, practicing my horse dance while listening to the thwack of hockey sticks, I suddenly got nostalgic. All skate: Class for adults is a time to balance and remember 2013-01-17T00:18:19Z The spotlight thwacks and swivels; more muted applause. Final Fantasy given classical twist 2013-01-15T13:21:34Z It's a dull sound, he says, like hitting wood—more of a thwack than a snap. New Limb-Lengthening Tech May Reduce Complications for Sufferers of Crippling Deformities 2012-12-27T13:15:02.850Z The new paddles allowed players to hit with more force and the carbon made a louder, more earsplitting thwack. In Israel, Sounds of Spring Include Thwack of Paddleballs 2013-03-28T03:13:48Z Five thwacks with your cricket bat and you’re on your merry way. The Most Challenging Games Of 2012 2012-12-23T04:49:56Z The sounds of Fenway, during that game and the next several dozen at which I was in attendance, were hollow but beautiful: the thwack of bat on ball, the thump of ball in glove. Boston Red Sox: Reflections on an Epic Fail 2012-10-03T00:05:40Z The reassuring thwack of a trademark second minute headed clearance must have confirmed to the Wolves forward Björn Sigurdarson that a daunting evening that lay ahead. Chelsea 6-0 Wolves 2012-09-25T20:53:42Z Every summer, droves of people feel compelled to jump into cold water with hundreds, maybe thousands of other people, at risk of getting thwacked by the arms and feet of others racing to be first. And they're off! Swimming tips for triathletes 2012-07-25T21:51:16Z Workers weigh the slabs on old-fashioned scales and shear off waste with scissors; others thwack them on to light boxes and hover over them with tweezers, pouncing on tiny specks of grit they spy. London 2012: A recipe for the perfect ping pong bat – and happiness 2012-07-27T00:17:18Z And offending gamblers — like those who thwack flickering televisions and noncompliant vending machines — sometimes suffer injuries in the process, including cuts and broken bones. At Resorts World Casino, a Wave of Maimed Machines 2012-07-13T16:18:32Z For to the conscious humbug honest wrath should give no quarter; And if Punch's ready b�ton lays its thwacks on any backs With special zest, it is on those of charlatans and quacks. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, November 11, 1893 2012-04-12T02:00:28.173Z At the same moment there was a heavy thwack against the side of the canoe; and Jack, mindful of crocodiles, bolted up the bank. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z The cheek that was turned to the smiter must be soundly thwacked to prevent a recurrence in the future of ill-judged and degrading mawkishness. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z Then, seeing that the mud on Lad's shoulder had soiled the child's white coat, she whirled a string-fastened bundle aloft and brought it down with a resounding thwack over the dog's head. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z But I thwacked her flanks with the cudgel, and she ambled heavily through the square. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z On New Year’s Eve, the swell of sirens began as darkness fell and continued nearly nonstop through the night, followed by the thwacks of police helicopters flying low in search of the arsonist. Los Angeles Car Firebombings Set City on Edge 2012-01-02T03:00:14Z The big boat, which must have weighed close to half a ton, came off its flat car like a paper shallop, but the resounding thwack with which her bows hit a switch-frog awakened Blackmore’s concern. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z He thwacked Duke smartly on the shoulder with the willow pole, and ran to his head. The Pike's Peak Rush Terry in the New Gold Fields 2011-11-11T03:00:26.697Z The Phantom, speaking in low tones, gave the table a resounding thwack. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z “Really, it’s a shame they don’t let me on the national team,” said Mr. Lolua, 67, thwacking his last tile down for a win. Sukhumi Journal: For Abkhazia, Recognition Is Coming Piece by Piece 2011-09-09T02:00:49Z The governor's fist crashed on the table with a resounding thwack. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z The thwack of strings squarely meeting the speeding ball, shot after shot after shot, each one clearing the net by inches, then skipping on or near the lines. Straight Sets: Qualifying Tournament Is an Open Before the U.S. Open 2011-08-25T19:27:40Z They thrashed, thwacked, banged, thumped, poked, prodded, kicked, belaboured, bumped, and hit him, working themselves into a frenzy of rage. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z We joy to behold one tiny figure belaboring another with his solid club or to follow the vicissitudes of a bout at single-stick, when both combatants thwack lustily at each other's wooden heads. A Book About the Theater 2011-07-21T02:00:23.843Z His first eight tee shots - timed from the moment he planted his tee in the turf to him thwacking the ball - took, on average, about 19 seconds. McIlroy is, thankfully, golf's Speedy Gonzales 2011-07-15T07:05:09Z Scattered between the thumps and thwacks will be soft, beseeching whispers. On Par: A Driving Range Where Playing's the Thing 2011-07-04T00:36:44Z You have just given the ball a mighty thwack and seen it sail into the grey yonder. Fore sight 2011-04-07T22:53:47Z Can’t be about that thwack I gin him over the skullcap? The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Despite the evident hurry the cadger was in, no thwack of stick accompanied the words. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z A sketch artist set up her perch, plopping down a box of pastels and charcoals with a loud thwack. De Niro, in a Very Limited Engagement, Takes the Witness Stand 2011-03-19T02:50:11Z Tangled ropes of purple, gold and green beads sailed through the air, landing with a thwack on Louisiana Highway 1 on Sunday afternoon. Louisiana's Grand Isle: Mardi Gras Amid Oil-Spill Remnants 2011-03-08T08:30:00Z You just keep away from me!' she shouted, and thwacked and thwacked like a tadpole in the water. More Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:01:05.113Z It was a complete miss, this time; yet the bear leaped in fear when the bullet thwacked into the dust beside him. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z The exclamations were accompanied by the thwack of a stick over the hips of a donkey half-hidden under a pair of panniers. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z During our questioning, a man nearby was being beaten — the sickening sound somewhere between a thud and a thwack. Week in Review: 2 Detained Reporters Saw Secret Police?s Methods Firsthand 2011-02-05T04:50:04Z "Wow!" yelled the onlookers, as Clark's body struck the floor with a resounding thwack. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z Never had the grey's back felt such thwacks as on this drive to Mata! The Yellow Rose 2011-01-12T03:00:29.407Z Then, above the murmur from the temple, he heard a sound in the corridor—a thwack. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z Thomas seized a bundle of dry twigs and thwacked his horse about the back with all his might; the horse never stirred from the spot, and the blow-flies and gad-flies fell off him in swarms. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z The thwack of blue rubber balls and squeak of sneakers on the gray-painted concrete floor made a constant din. | Cold Weather, Hot Handball 2010-12-05T00:30:00Z "Waking up the camp," muttered Rob, swinging the end of his rope hackamore and bringing it down over the pony's flanks with a resounding "thwack." The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z Just one spring-loaded thwack! and it’s all over. City Room: For the N.Y.P.D., an Award from PETA 2010-12-02T16:45:00Z Slighty disconcertingly I've got the squeak and thwack of squash coming through my headphones, despite there being nothing but cycling on my TV screens. Commonwealth Games - live! 2010-10-13T09:12:00Z Keep thwacking them back and your soundtrack builds into a complex piece of banging electronica; miss a few and it all goes very ambient. The 10 best new iPad games 2010-10-12T08:19:00Z Not even friends like Rudyard Kipling escaped the thwack of Twain’s lash. In His Private Books, Signs of Mark Twain as Critic 2010-04-19T01:27:00Z His drive at the 11th found the trees on the right, and when he took a mighty thwack to try to remove himself, he merely hit another tree, and stayed in the woods. Phil Mickelson wins third green jacket after trying year 2010-04-12T04:00:00Z Fortunately, all it took in my daughter's case was a good thwack on the back to knock loose the food. Kids and Killer Hot Dogs? 3 Tips to Prevent Choking on Food 2010-02-22T21:58:00Z “All I’m saying,” he repeated, earnestly, fetching the cook’s flour-board a thwack with his fist, “is that what you need is the grace of God in your heart.” Higgins A Man's Christian The only possible escape for him was to leave the body, which he did just as the attacking party landed a resounding thwack upon the back of my neck. Toppleton's Client or, A Spirit in Exile Such thumps! and especially those infernal thwacks with his fist at last. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 "More—of that!"—viciously—and thwack his knuckles struck against the iron back of the jolly bench. The Haunted Pajamas Tommy Bung brought his effort to a conclusion by beating the floor, the soles of his feet, the scenery, and punctuated the final thwack with a well timed leap on the prompter's box. A Bed of Roses The tinker went behind and sung, the donkey went before and was thwacked. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. And no less energetic was the fearful pursuer, whose hearty thwacks upon the curpan of his shaggy cart-tracer, mixed with loud halloos, might be heard in the distance, awakening the echoes of the silent night. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 Suddenly something shot out into the air from above, falling with a ‘thwack’ against the face of the cliff. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt He had nearly reached the top when Miss Crane stood up and delivered such a thwacking blow on Terrapin’s back that it caused him to loose his hold and fall to the ground. My Dark Companions And Their Strange Stories They had long harpoon handles, and they pranced about the room, thwacking right and left. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North The family bowed civilly to them as they passed, on which they, ducking their heads faster and further than the occasion demanded, banged them all three together with a resounding thwack. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. In the midst of the hush the stage was thwacked and the curtain parted. Francezka A smack I smote with a fearful thwack, A stunning whack across the back, On the upper deck of the Judy Peck. Cupid's Middleman And he shot out his whip, gave the lash a twist over the off mare, and brought it down with a resounding thwack. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance Sharp yelps resounded as he thwacked their heads and legs. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North The leader of the band—a great lady of the place—came on with outstretched tongue and insulting cries, when "old four eyes," as she called him, gave her a sounding thwack with his umbrella. A History of the English Church in New Zealand Is, then, the law but an ordinary cudgel, to thwack the shoulders with or beat the brains out? The Advocate Now and then an acorn fell from among the serrated chestnut leaves, striking upon the fence with a sounding thwack, and rebounding in the weeds. The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories Dropping the reins and reversing the whip in his hands, he began to beat the horse unmercifully, bringing the heavy butt down again and again, each mighty thwack echoing down the canyon. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance A street car went rumbling by; the driver lashed his mules, one of which kicked out behind and struck the dashboard with both hoofs a thwack that resounded the length of the street. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 Thwack, thwack, thwack! came his stick on the stupid Wolf, and with a groan the Wolf turned over and died on the spot. The Talking Thrush and Other Tales from India There he stood, His right leg yellow and his left leg blue, With jingling cap, a sheep-bell at his tail, Wielding his eel-skin bladder,—bang! thwack! bang!— Collected Poems Volume Two One light thwack with the trunk sufficed to prostrate with a shattered skull and neck the terrible "forest demon," as the negroes call the gorilla. In Desert and Wilderness You have to tell as many people as possible how it works, so that they can thwack on it with everything they have, testing its security. Little Brother A herd of cattle came through the sheds and stumbled in a startled, stupid fashion on to the lower decks, while the drovers thwacked them and shouted at them. Changing Winds A Novel Yea, with many a thwack, Grist battered Nick's back,— Nor spared Satan's portly abdomen!— The Baron's Yule Feast: A Christmas Rhyme Off go the cloaks and all is Lincoln green, Great thwacking clubs and twanging bows of yew. Collected Poems Volume Two The boy brought his reins down on the horse's back with a loud thwack and let out a yell for speed. Mixed Faces Then of a sudden he released her with a bitter oath, as the shrieking voice of Mrs. Ransford sounded close by, and the thwack of a heavy broom fell upon his head and shoulders. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills He was thwacked with clubs, jabbed with sharpened sticks, tripped and pommelled till it seemed that not an inch of his body escaped. Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield With one thwack of it he was felled to the ground. The Story of Don Quixote Into the Mermaid with a shout they rushed As I shot back the bolts, and bang, thwack, bang, The bladder bounced about me. Collected Poems Volume Two With wild halloos and resounding thwacking of mules they scattered out, raced over the hilltop, and disappeared, leaving Bidwell to plod on with his laden burro. They of the High Trails Stuteley bent his bow and set an arrow upon the cord, but not so quickly as to save himself from a mighty thwack from the man's cudgel. Robin Hood "Good man!" cried Lund, thwacking him on the shoulder and holding him up as Rainey nearly collapsed under the friendly accolade. A Man to His Mate Thwack, thwack, fell Giovanni's cudgel on the ribs of his unfortunate mules; and we could hear them scrambling, and his hoarse voice uttering strange cries, as he urged them on. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. When Nicholas took some hard thwacks from Robert without flinching, the old man clapped his hands; and after the encounter was over, he said he would not have had the dogs excluded on any consideration. A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others A piece of brick flung with an aim worthy of a nobler cause whizzed past his head and struck the door-frame with a sharp thwack and blur of dust. Otherwise Phyllis Each word was accompanied by a tremendous thwack. Robin Hood But as he approached meek-looking old Billy, the latter laid back his ears and kicked violently at the claybank, hitting him in the shoulder a resounding thwack. The Young Alaskans in the Rockies Henri, my boy," he cried, giving me another tremendous thwack, "how came you here? My Sword's My Fortune A Story of Old France So through many volumes Mr. Webb's name is continually bobbing up, like an irrepressible Aunt Sally, and having to be thwacked into a temporary disappearance. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study It came down with such a thwack, that the whole company started up from sleep and clapped their wings. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales He caught the jumping youth so sound a thwack as to send him flying over the low parapet of the bridge far into the bubbling brook. Robin Hood Cromwell thwacked the Old Faith; he loved him not for that. Privy Seal His Last Venture Thwack—thwack came the bladders on Plunger's devoted head. The Hero of Garside School And sometimes, in the lulls, they could hear Sammy's shrieks of pain, and the thwack of the rope's end. The Grain Ship Seeing which, his antagonist dealt him a thwack that made his head spin, and nearly lost him his footing. Five Little Peppers at School Nat caught him smartly upon the right arm a sounding thwack. Robin Hood Gilmour dropped the besom and hit him a sounding thwack on the ear. The House with the Green Shutters The bladders came down with a resounding thwack on the newly-made brethren, during which the Keeper of the Portal opened the door. The Hero of Garside School The other dogs raised sleepy eyes, but seeing Tiger and the girl together, took no notice whatever, except by a thwack or two of their stumpy tails. A World of Girls The Story of a School Today I may get a thwack on the mazzard which will give me an intervening season of unconsciousness between yesterday and tomorrow. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 After a few passes Robin feinted, and, catching the other unawares, dealt him a thwack with the flat of his blade. Robin Hood He thwacked another of his assailants across the pate with the flat of his blade. The Great Potlatch Riots Thick thwack, cut and hack, helter-skelter, higgledy-piggledy, hurly-burly, head over heels, rough and tumble! Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 He brought down his fist upon the desk with a resounding thwack. The Return of Peter Grimm Novelised From the Play G. Meredith "Out of hundreds who aspire, Eighties perish, nineties tire; Those who bear up in spite of wrecks and wracks, Were seasoned by celestial blows and thwacks." Mystics and Saints of Islam Seizing one of the foresters' pikes the lean-faced man foully swung it down upon Much's pate with a sounding thwack. Robin Hood And he hit it a most resounding thwack, Till the startled air gave his echoes back. The Book of Humorous Verse It was a short pause, for the bully had again elevated the rope’s end to come down with another thwack. Ran Away to Sea However, it would be dark within the hour, with Oracle still two miles distant, so he turned reluctantly away, Manuel thwacking the burros from the grazing they had found. The Seed of the Toc-Toc Birds The Judge raised the strip of leather and brought it down with a resounding thwack across the boy's legs. At the Little Brown House Zoroaster obeyed; and, taking Excalibur from the knight of Malta, bestowed a hearty thwack with the blade upon the shoulders of the kneeling highwayman, assisting him afterwards to arise. Rookwood The muleteer gave his beast a hearty thwack, the custom-house officer sprang forward and seized the halter; whereupon the corporal leveled his piece and shot him dead. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 “No doubt about it,” replied the Major, briskly, gathering up the lines and bringing the stub of a whip down with a thwack upon each back impartially. The Fighting Shepherdess Mr. Penrose was bare-footed and his soles were tender but he advanced far enough to bring the pole down with a thwack upon the head of the intruder. The Dude Wrangler And then—incredibly rotten luck—it came down, with an ear-shattering thwack, on the concrete highway again. The Big Bounce It was to be a man’s fight with the flat of those weapons, with the tools of the job, honest thwacks given and taken. Joan of Arc of the North Woods A bullet thwacked in the sand close at his right. Bloom of Cactus Blow upon blow, thwack upon thwack—they fought hand to hand until black rock and bulrush were all gone. The Indian Fairy Book From the Original Legends “I may want my foes thwacked, and I will!” replied Patience sturdily. All's Well Alice's Victory When he heard that he laughed, and swore and thwacked me on the back till I nearly dropped. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess The mules were kept going at a gallop over these lines by the incessant thwacking and shouts of the drivers, and the modern system, if less picturesque, is more humane and speedier. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development The trader thwacked his beefy hand down on Lennon's shoulder. Bloom of Cactus When the bashful young man received a thumping thwack from the girl of his choice in return for the kiss he planted on her rosy cheek, the laughter was renewed tenfold. Watch Yourself Go By “Scuttled!” he repeated, fetching his paunch a resounding thwack. Doctor Luke of the Labrador “Amen to that,” said I, giving him a thwack on the back that made him jump. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Mistress Preston meanwhile, having turned full round, watched the thwacking blows, and counted each one as it fell, with a smile of pleasure. A Book of Quaker Saints The thwack and screech of a glanced bullet that flicked a spurt of gravel into Lennon's face, warned him that the Navahos were not doing all the firing. Bloom of Cactus One piece of scrap-iron found its way to the right, and struck with a resounding thwack against the end of the Maxwell Tavern. Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War He sullenly unfolded a green poster, swabbed the boiler with paste, laid the upper section of the bill upon it, and plastered the whole bill down with a thwack of his brush. In Search of the Unknown And he clapped his tilted chair to floor with a thwack that might have echoed to the fo'castle. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade I can see too the glistening of the steel, as they wipe their blades, and can just catch floating on the air the measured, tinkling thwack of the rifle-stroke. Dream Life A Fable Of The Seasons "What the dickens is it now?" roared Mr. Hume, as a series of resounding thwacks arose out of the well. In Search of the Okapi A Story of Adventure in Central Africa "If we count three before the come of thee, thwacked thou art, and must go to the women." Lorna Doone A Romance of Exmoor He was stronger than the prince, otherwise there wouldn't have been a table to thwack. The Princess Elopes Cap'n Aaron Sproul kept them going—did their thinking for them, dizzied their brains by thwacks of the pins, deafened their ears by his terrific language. The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul He now tossed them into a chair—Helen's own particular chair it so happened—but kept his riding-crop in his hand, and thwacked his leather gaiters with it, as he stood in the bay window. The Upas Tree A Christmas Story for all the Year At the window across the street a woman was beating her carpet with swift, spasmodic thwacks, as one who knew the legal time was nearly up. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes Today I may get a thwack o' the mazzard which will give me an intervening season of unconsciousness between yesterday and to-morrow. A Cynic Looks at Life And with a resounding thwack he brought his riding-cane down across Jan's forehead. Jan A Dog and a Romance Victor smothered an oath and thwacked his thigh. The Grey Cloak Sometimes, indeed, she ventured to give him a thwack upon the shoulder, with a laughing frown upon her countenance, in order to correct him for teasing her. Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three He awnsurs wi' a gibe, or a thwack o' his staff. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest It was a trick of his, when he surprised me stooping over a book, to hit me a terrific thwack between the shoulder-blades, a blow that made my backbone tingle with pain. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative At first they refused to move an inch--no, not an inch; then came loud and prolonged thwacking from a motley assemblage of Crees and half-breeds. The Great Lone Land A Narrative of Travel and Adventure in the North-West of America As she went over, she struck him a sounding thwack with her hind feet. The Magic Speech Flower or Little Luke and His Animal Friends Occasionally, however, he is said to permit the audience to begin the applause of their own motion, and at the conclusion of the proceeding ratifies their conduct by a single thwack. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character The thought makes one pale, With one thundering thwack of that thumping big tail, To the skies in small splinters he'd toss us! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, July 23, 1892 Let the soldier for fame, And a general's name, In battle get many a thwack—O! Pipe and Pouch The Smoker's Own Book of Poetry Againthe thwacking, and again suddenly up starts the mare and off like a rocket. The Great Lone Land A Narrative of Travel and Adventure in the North-West of America The last thwack took all the fight out of him. The Magic Speech Flower or Little Luke and His Animal Friends Osgar's young music was to thwack The enemy and drive him back.... Three Wonder Plays And with that he launched a sharp thwack of the whip at the grey mare, and we went rattling on apace. Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) The Tinker went behind and sung, the donkey went before and was thwacked. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 At last he struck the window sill a resounding thwack with his fist and announced his decision to the silent, disinterested wall opposite. Truxton King A Story of Graustark Once he wheeled over, like a shot rabbit, and, bounding thwack with his head against a flat boulder not a dozen yards from me, lay stunned and motionless. At a Winter's Fire The brown was fringed with a halo of black, Fruit, it was plain of some marital thwack, Oh, what a surprise! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, October 3, 1891 These had a knack of catching a fellow's feet, and causing him to sprawl forward on his face and hands, whereupon his knapsack would hit him an astounding thwack on the back. Camp and Trail A Story of the Maine Woods But soon it was sending resounding thwacks echoing down the hall from Johnny's right and left punch. Triple Spies Three times the oxen broke down, panting and stubborn; as many times he thwacked them and kicked them and cursed them into action again. Truxton King A Story of Graustark And once more he banged the floor after a fashion that discounted the thumping of the batten, and the room resounded with the thwacks. The Frontiersmen Bran plunged into the room with a glad deafening bark, his tail thwacking the furniture like the flat of a sword. Leonora But one of his backhanded thwacks injured his spinal cord; the philosopher dropped; but presently came to. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II Then she saw the huge head of Stamboul who looked up at her with a ferociously agreeable canine smile, and thwacked the carpet with his tail as he sat; Nellie started back. A Tale of a Lonely Parish Being green, and having a skin an inch thick; it withstood the resounding thwacks of the bat quite remarkably. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines But if she gives your chin a thwack, Why whack Her back! Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 The swarthy captor dealt Hugh a hard thwack on the side of his head. The Boy Scouts on Picket Duty Hupp's broad hand came down on his shoulder with a thwack. Personality Plus Some Experiences of Emma McChesney and Her Son, Jock With a tremendous thwack I knocked Morgan’s club flying over the snow, and, as we grappled, Bates yelled from the house. The House of a Thousand Candles "What do you mean," said the baron, "bully friar, by calling me hacked and thwacked?" Maid Marian Now tell me that, and I fain would thwack thee if thou wert not thrice my size.' Lorna Doone; a Romance of Exmoor "Not while I have a stout stick to thwack your saucy bones!" cried Robin. Robin Hood Jock's hand came down with a thwack on the papers before him. Personality Plus Some Experiences of Emma McChesney and Her Son, Jock I had scrambled out of the coach and was instinctively settling my cravat, when somebody brushed roughly by me, and I heard a smart thwack upon the coachman's ear. Mosses from an Old Manse and other stories I never was thwacked in my life," said the baron; "I stood my ground manfully, and covered my body with my sword. Maid Marian A watchful beadle has espied the youthful gamesters, and is preparing to administer a sounding thwack with a cane on the shoulders of Thomas Idle. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume I (of II) When he did get it in hand, the tinker had reached him thrice with resounding thwacks. Robin Hood She was counting aloud, her mind leaping agilely, thus: "Eleven, twenty-nine, forty-three, sixty, sixty-nine—" Her pencil came down on the desk with a thwack. Personality Plus Some Experiences of Emma McChesney and Her Son, Jock And then came a second thwack, aimed at the driver's other ear; but which missed it, and hit him on the nose, causing a terrible effusion of blood. Mosses from an Old Manse and other stories Sometimes he would hit her a great thwack with his open palm, or catch her hand and bite the tips of her fingers. McTeague But somebody must have dealt you some hearty thwacks on the poll, my boy. In the Valley "And you do joy to see me thwacked about on the ribs?" asked Robin with some choler. Robin Hood There was a clattering of revolvers, a thwacking of sticks and iron pins, and the smashing of thrown coal. The Cruise of the Dry Dock And lastly, all that rabble of the poets' gods, with which heaven is so thwacked and thronged, that though it be of so vast an extent, they are hardly able to crowd one by another. The Praise of Folly At any rate, during one of his fights with another giant, he had been given an awful thwack from the other giant's club. Welsh Fairy Tales But Gervaise ended by not caring a fig for these thwacks, not more than she did for anything else. L'Assommoir While I was up, somebody struck the horse a sounding thwack with a leathern strap, and when I arrived again the Genuine Mexican Plug was not there. Roughing It, Part 3. He was an active fellow, though uncommonly taciturn for an Andalusian, and strode along beside his horse, rousing him occasionally to greater speed by a loud malediction or a hearty thwack of his cudgel. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) He gave me a lusty rapping thwack on my back,—what then? Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 The girl gloated, abused the disarmed enemy, whom the peasants now thwacked at their ease. Jean-Christophe, Volume I Several climbed into the wagon, others passed in and around the helpless giant, and one valiant follow bit him a thwack on the stomach with his tomahawk. The Huge Hunter Or, the Steam Man of the Prairies His last effort was to try to levy taxes under pretense of an Indian war; but the people thwacked the tax collectors with staves, and the women threatened them with hot water. The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 It was thud and thwack, slash and gouge. We Can't Have Everything The flat of a heavy hand struck with a resounding thwack across his lips. The Untamed He has a touch of Bunyan, and, like that enthusiastic tinker, hammers away, à la Gitano, whenever he thinks he can thwack the Devil or his man-of-all-work on earth—the Pope. A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843 A dense cloud of dust rises over them, and through the dim obscurity one hears the ceaseless sound of the thwack! thwack! as their sticks rattle on the ground. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter Bubble arose noisily and killed it with a resounding "thwack." Up the Hill and Over There was a sickening thwack as Cadmus made the face unrecognizable. Caesar Dies Sometimes it proceedeth from arrogant conceit, and a tyrannical humour; when a man fondly admireth his own opinion, and affecting to impose it on others, is thence moved to thwack it on with lusty asseverations. Sermons on Evil-Speaking With many a stout thwack and many a bang, Hard crab-tree and old iron rang. Old Mortality, Volume 1. Elliott got a sounding thwack on the nose, which he neatly returned, adding one on the eye for interest. In the Quarter The material body touches the aerial structure and down with a crash the castle comes—back we pitch into the foundations, and thwack, bump, thwack, comes the masonry tumbling about us, bruising, wounding. Once Aboard the Lugger I delivered a savage and resounding thwack upon the broad oak panel of the door, regardless of the destructiveness that might attend the effort. A Fool and His Money In his right hand he gripped his naked sword, with which he laid round about him with many a thwack, shouting out as if indeed he was at battle with some terrible giant. The Junior Classics — Volume 4 Thwack, thwack, bang, went the ash stick on the sleeping boy, heavily enough to have broken his bones. The Life of the Fields His right arm shot out, his open palm landed with a resounding thwack on the side of Carey's head. The Long Chance But presently he felt upon his back The falc'ner's cudgel vigorously thwack, Who soundly basted him as on he ran, To gain the house, with terror, pale and wan. Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Complete Unfortunately I was obliged to release the somewhat cumbersome crowbar I had been carrying about with me, and it dropped with a sullen thwack upon my toes. A Fool and His Money If we are really for Nature, we are not lawless If he had valued you half a grain less, he might have won you If thou wouldst fix remembrance—thwack! Quotations from the Project Gutenberg Editions of the Collected Works of George Meredith With a crash that knocked the breath out of him and dazed him, he landed on his back, his head smiting the sward with a resounding thwack. Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story His square face was suffused with red, he thwacked his fist on his desk and leaped out of his chair and stamped away from her, cursing viciously. The Landloper Nor can I suffer on my tender back, That, with a cudgel, thirty blows you thwack. Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Complete They who bear up, in spite of wrecks and wracks, Were season 'd by celestial hail of thwacks. The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Complete One of the porters dropped a package, which fell with a resounding thwack at Mavis's feet. Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl At one point police and crowd were in brief conflict; the burly guardians of order dealt thwacking blows, right and left, sound fisticuffs, backed with hearty oaths. In the Year of Jubilee But Mother had dropped her needle, and was just lifting her face, flushed with stooping, when the flowers hit her a thwack on the head. The Getting of Wisdom Then, said the peer, be cudgelled if you please; Take thirty thwacks; for naught the garlick goes. Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Complete The next night Miss Stratton's paper fell with an emphatic thwack in the middle of the front walk. Out of the Triangle: a story of the Far East The ring of the saw, the trill of the plane, the thwack of the hammer, were very pleasant music in his ears. Dennison Grant: a Novel of To-day Blow upon blow, thwack upon thwack-they fought hand to hand until black rock and bulrush were all gone. The Junior Classics — Volume 1 He gathered the ends of the reins and brought them down on the horse's back with a resounding thwack. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) Then this consoling Angel gave a thwack, And ten or dozen stripes laid on his back:— 'Tis thy unruly, jealous mind, said he, Displeases God, and dooms thee here to be. Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Complete There were scram switches located at numerous places around the room that could be thwacked if something undesirable was about to occur, such as a train going full-bore at an obstruction. The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 Completely surprised, but still perfectly good-humored, Rand shook the stranger's right hand warmly, and received on his broad shoulders a welcoming thwack from the left, without question. The Twins of Table Mountain Geddie leaped high and caught the roll with a sounding "thwack." Cabbages and Kings The resounding thwack startled a butcher's pony standing by the pavement. The Patrician The rogue got up his cane and threatened me, and was well thwacked for his pains. History of John Bull The soldiers left the room with him, pushing him before them with stout thwacks, which Gringoire bore like a true stoical philosopher. Notre-Dame De Paris How I would thwack you if I had the courage, for your wretched puffed up pride, you double son of a strumpet! Amphitryon I HAD finished my toilet, and was loitering with Frank Bracebridge in the library, when we heard a distant thwacking sound, which he informed me was a signal for the serving up of the dinner. The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon |
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