Whap
Pronunciation: /wæp/
Whap (verb)
- To hit something or someone with a loud, sudden sound.
Examples
- The ball whapped against the wall.
- She whapped the mosquito with a newspaper.
Common collocations: whap the ball, whap hard, whap repeatedly, loud whap, sudden whap
Whap (noun)
- A loud, sudden sound made by hitting something.
Examples
- There was a loud whap as the book hit the floor.
- The whap of the bat echoed in the stadium.