whap
/wɑp/
verb
- To hit or strike with a sharp, loud blow.
- He whapped the table with his hand to get everyone's attention.
- The branch whapped against the window during the storm.
- She whapped the mosquito with a rolled-up magazine.
noun
- A sharp, loud blow or the sound of such a blow.
- I heard a loud whap as the book hit the floor.
- The whap of the screen door closing startled the cat.
- He gave the ball a good whap and sent it flying over the fence.