wham
noun
a loud sound produced by an explosion or sharp impact.
whammed
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past participleof wham.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof wham.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
whamnouna loud sound produced by an explosion or sharp impact.
Example Sentences
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Manchester United make six changes from the side that whammed Wigan.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 5, 2013
Kenneth G. Macqueen, who developed the demon knitter, began his career as a medical student but "whammed out be cause I wasn't much good."
From Time Magazine Archive
Suddenly a huge wave whammed her, sideslipped her into a deep sea-trough.
From Time Magazine Archive
Airmen invited to meet the "distinguished Mr. Bullfinch" reported that when he whammed a fly with 39 his long-tailed Egyptian fly whisk, he paused to comment dryly: "I don't think that was a probable, gentlemen."
From Time Magazine Archive
I ducked; it missed me, but whammed Maria on the head and sent her plunging headlong into the mud.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
