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wham

[ wam, hwam ]

noun

  1. a loud sound produced by an explosion or sharp impact:

    the wham of a pile driver.

  2. a forcible impact.


interjection

  1. (used as an exclamation suggestive of a loud slam, blow, or the like.)

verb (used with or without object)

, whammed, wham·ming.
  1. to hit or make a forcible impact, especially one producing a loud sound:

    The boat whammed into the dock.

    He whammed the door shut.

adverb

  1. Also abruptly; with startling suddenness:

    The car ran wham up against the building.

wham

/ wæm /

noun

  1. a forceful blow or impact or the sound produced by such a blow or impact
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


interjection

  1. an exclamation imitative of this sound
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to strike or cause to strike with great force
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wham1

First recorded in 1730–40; imitative
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wham1

C20: of imitative origin
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Example Sentences

I don’t need this emotional wham on top of everything else I’m dealing with.

Gow heard branches fall, and as he turned, a bear hit the ground with a wham!

One day you reach down to pick up a bag, sleep in an awkward position, or fall on the street, and— WHAM— your back gets injured.

Sure, the standard carols and tracks by the likes of the Beach Boys, Wham!

There’s Muslim-baiting imagery borrowed from 24 and an absurd ‘80s nostalgia sing-along that would make the boys from Wham!

Her pregnancy was heralded in the Sun with the headline “Wham Bam Sam Cam.”

There was a sudden catastrophic whooshing roar and, wham, a tree took flame for roots.

"Yo' may tell wham yo' like what yo' like," the girl replied coldly; yet there was a tremor in her voice.

In a jiffy, I'd be going slippety-sizzle over the edge of the eaves and land with a wham at Poetry's feet.

Is his dochter Jeanie, wham ye intend for my mither's servant, like her father?

But considere also quod she in wham is blisfulnesse enhabite.

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