Home › Words › T › thwonkthwonkthwonk means A thudding noise.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, thwonk ranks #7,709 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyImitative.intjA thudding noise.nounA thudding noise.verbTo strike, or cause to strike, with a thudding noise.e.g.“As time rolls on, the odds are greater that life will sneak up and thwonk you over the head with other unforeseen expenses.” — 2008 May 31, M. P. Dunleavey, “Paying Off the Debts That Seem Unshakeable”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.thudding 79% match — A dull banging sound; a thud. vs thwonk →thwomp 78% match — The dull sound of something landing heavily, or of something being struck hard. vs thwonk →thump 74% match — A blow that produces a muffled sound. vs thwonk →thrump 73% match — The sound or vibration from a dull, heavy, pounding blow or pulsation. vs thwonk →thuddingly 72% match — In a thudding way; making a thudding sound. vs thwonk →thumpingly 71% match — With thumping noises. vs thwonk →thwap 70% match — The sound of a heavy smack. vs thwonk →tunk 70% match — A sharp blow; a thump. vs thwonk →