thwip

English

Etymology

Imitative.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθwɪp/

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• Rhymes: -ɪp

Noun

thwip (plural thwips)

1. A sound like a light flexible object striking something.
   • 2002, Karen Hancock, Arena, page 41:

     A series of beams slit the air in a succession of rapid thwips.

Verb

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

1. (intransitive) To make this sound.

Anagrams

• whipt