flump

[ fluhmp ]

verb (used with or without object)
  1. to plump down suddenly or heavily; flop.

noun
  1. the act or sound of flumping.

Origin of flump

1
First recorded in 1810–20; blend of of flop + plump2

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How to use flump in a sentence

  • She entered Mrs. Gartney's presence with nonchalance, and "flumped" incontinently into the easiest and nearest chair.

    Faith Gartney's Girlhood | Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
  • Then their four frilled hands came down and they flumped out of the high bed.

    Pointed Roofs | Dorothy Richardson
  • He patted her head, flumped down behind his newspaper, said nothing more.

    Main Street | Sinclair Lewis