resounding slap
Frequency: 4.02.5 per million words
a loud, echoing sound of a hand hitting a surface, usually a person's skin
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Examples (20)
- A sudden argument ended with a resounding slap across his face.
- The door slammed shut with a resounding slap of wood against the frame.
- The actor delivered a perfectly timed resounding slap in the play.
- He received a resounding slap across the face for his insolence.
- She remembered the resounding slap that echoed through the quiet room.
- The wave crashed onto the shore, creating a resounding slap.
- His rude comment earned him a resounding slap from the indignant woman.
- The auditor delivered a resounding slap to the company's financial practices.
- With a resounding slap, she woke him from his deep sleep.
- Her stern words were like a resounding slap to his ego.
- The director wanted a more dramatic, resounding slap for the scene.
- The chef demonstrated the proper technique with a resounding slap of the dough.
- The sound of the resounding slap made everyone in the cafe turn around.
- The sudden rejection felt like a resounding slap in the face.
- He braced himself for the resounding slap he knew was coming.
- He heard a resounding slap as the book fell from the shelf.
- Despite its force, the resounding slap did little to deter her.
- The injustice of the verdict was a resounding slap to all those who believed in fairness.
- The argument escalated quickly, culminating in a resounding slap and shocked silence.
- The audience erupted in applause, a resounding slap of approval for the performance.