whump

[ wuhmp, hwuhmp ]

noun, verb

Origin of whump

1
First recorded in 1925–30; imitative

Words Nearby whump

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How to use whump in a sentence

  • I landed sort of spread-eagle flat and seemed to hang there before I slid down the wall to the floor with a meaty-sounding whump!

    Highways in Hiding | George Oliver Smith
  • Edwards heard the command, then the steady whump-whump of the feet of marching men.

British Dictionary definitions for whump

whump

/ (wʌmp) /


noun
  1. informal a dull thud

Origin of whump

1
C19: of imitative origin

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