flump

American  

[fluhmp] / flʌmp /

verb (used with or without object)

1. to plump down suddenly or heavily; flop.

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noun

1. the act or sound of flumping.

Etymology

Origin of flump

First recorded in 1810–20; blend of of flop + plump ²

Example Sentences

The snowmobile glided to a stop, and he slumped off the seat, taking George with him as they flumped into the snow.

From Literature

“He left for a while, then we heard him come back. Just a few seconds later, we heard a big old ‘flump’ and he landed out in the soybean field,” Jane Alsup said.

From Washington Times

Halfway through, a curtain flumped down, the lights went up and everyone was wafted out of the cinema.

From The Guardian

Klunk, flump went the brush and rag as Mama dropped them into the pail.

From Literature

They landed with a soft flump on Harry’s bed, and the middle owl, which was large and gray, keeled right over and lay motionless.

From Literature