Synonyms

whomp

American

[hwomp, womp] / ʰwɒmp, wɒmp /

noun

a loud, heavy blow, slap, bang, or the like.

He fell with an awful whomp.

verb (used with object)

to defeat (a person, opposing team, etc.) decisively.

We whomped the visiting team.
to slap or strike.

to whomp the kids.

verb (used without object)

to make a banging or slapping noise.

Guns whomped in the distance.

verb phrase

whomp up
1. to make or create quickly.
  
  to whomp up a new set of guidelines.
2. to stir up; rouse.
  
  to whomp up public approval.

Etymology

Origin of whomp

First recorded in 1925–30; imitative

Vocabulary lists containing whomp

Novel Study: Walk Two Moons, Chapters 17–44

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Example Sentences

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When a drummer really knows how to whomp, we can hear whichever feeling we’re feeling, even if we’re feeling both.

From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2022

Since the letter O is significantly more popular than U, we’ll go with whomp.

From Slate • Feb. 5, 2022

Although ARM processors still can’t maintain top speeds like Intel chips can, they whomp Intel on battery life and LTE compatibility.

From The Verge • Nov. 5, 2019

The first woman: “They say he could go, whomp, straight down. It stinks. I’m sorry. I’m really angry.”

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2016

Next morning at breakfast we heard a big whomp, boom from the tenant shack.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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