Whack — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the sound made by a sharp swift blow

the act of hitting vigorously

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈæk/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈak/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈak/

1 syllable Say it as /wˈæk/.

Examples

he gave the table a whack
The teacher whacked the boy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wallop wham whang rap belt knock whop

Parts of Speech

noun	the sound made by a sharp swift blow
noun	the act of hitting vigorously “he gave the table a whack”
verb	hit hard “The teacher whacked the boy”

Word Forms

knock	verb	deliver a sharp blow or push :
rap	verb	strike sharply
whack	verb	hit hard
whang	verb	beat with force
whack	noun	the act of hitting vigorously
whacking	noun	the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
wallop	noun	a severe blow
walloper	noun	a very hard hitter

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schlag

das Geräusch, das ein scharfer, schneller Schlag erzeugt

🇫🇷French

battre

le son émis par un coup sec et rapide

🇪🇸Spanish

golpear

el sonido producido por un golpe fuerte y rápido

🇮🇹Italian

colpo

il suono prodotto da un colpo forte e rapido

🇳🇱Dutch

klap

het geluid gemaakt door een scherpe, snelle klap

🇵🇹Portuguese

bater

o som feito por um golpe forte e rápido

🇷🇺Russian

ударить

звук, издаваемый резким быстрым ударом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अजीब

तेज तेज प्रहार से उत्पन्न ध्वनि

🇧🇩Bengali

আঘাত

একটি ধারালো দ্রুত ঘা দ্বারা তৈরি শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

அடி

கூர்மையான வேகமான அடியால் உண்டான ஒலி

🇮🇳Telugu

కొట్టు

ఒక పదునైన వేగవంతమైన దెబ్బతో చేసిన ధ్వని

🇮🇳Marathi

झटका

तीव्र झटक्याने केलेला आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફટકો

તીક્ષ્ણ ઝડપી ફટકો દ્વારા કરવામાં આવેલ અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಡೆತ

ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣವಾದ ವೇಗದ ಹೊಡೆತದಿಂದ ಮಾಡಿದ ಶಬ್ದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടിക്കുക

മൂർച്ചയുള്ള വേഗത്തിലുള്ള പ്രഹരത്താൽ ഉണ്ടായ ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਰਨਾ

ਇੱਕ ਤਿੱਖੀ ਤੇਜ਼ ਝਟਕੇ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕੀਤੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

مارنا

تیز تیز دھچکے سے پیدا ہونے والی آواز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

重击

猛烈快速的打击所发出的声音

🇯🇵Japanese

たたく

鋭い素早い打撃によって発せられる音

🇰🇷Korean

구타

날카로운 재빠른 타격으로 나는 소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đòn

âm thanh được tạo ra bởi một cú đánh nhanh chóng

🇹🇭Thai

ตี

เสียงที่เกิดจากการฟาดอย่างรวดเร็ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendera

suara yang dihasilkan oleh pukulan cepat yang tajam

🇵🇭Filipino

sampal

ang tunog na ginawa ng isang matalas na mabilis na suntok

🇲🇾Malay

pukul

bunyi yang dihasilkan oleh pukulan pantas yang tajam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اجتز

الصوت الناتج عن ضربة سريعة حادة

🇮🇷Persian

ضربت زدن

صدایی که با یک ضربه تند تند ایجاد می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

vurmak

keskin ve hızlı bir darbenin çıkardığı ses

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַהֲלוּמָה

הצליל שנשמע במכה מהירה חדה

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