Boom and Thwack

Boom

Boom noun - A loud explosive sound.

Usage example: the nerve-jangling boom of a car backfiring

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Thwack and boom are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thwack" instead a noun "Boom".

Nearby Words: booming, boomed, boomer

Thwack noun - A loud explosive sound.

Usage example: even from the top of the bleachers we could hear the loud thwack of the ball being hit

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Boom and thwack are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Boom" instead a noun "Thwack".

Nearby Words: thwacked, thwacking

nice	nice boom	nice thwack
loud	loud boom	loud thwack

Boom, Headshot: Well, more like "Thwack, Headshot"; since this is set long before the invention of modern firearms.

Source: Literature / Ranger's Apprentice

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