whip crack
Sharp leather report
A whip crack is the sharp snapping sound produced when a whip is swung so the tip breaks the sound barrier.
The phrase also describes any similar sharp, sudden sound: The whip crack of thunder startled the horses.
As a verb phrase, to whip crack is to produce this sound or to move with similar speed and sharpness.
- snapSudden sharp sound
- lashStrike or bind
- leatherTanned animal skin
- cowboyMounted cattle herder
- soundAudible wave phenomenon
Indiana Jones · sharp · thunder · whiplash · sting · cowhide · cattle · cattle drive · rodeo · bullwhip · sonic · sound barrier · boom · flick · handler · horse riding · circus · circus act
- loud soundsloud, scream, yell, thunderous, screaming
- sound effectssound effects, sound effect, ringtone, boing, crash
- soundssound, beeps, listen, sounds, hear
- breaksbreak, pause, fracture, shatter, rupture
- shock wavesshock wave, shock waves, blast wave, pressure wave, sonic boom