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
Now the President rolled up his verbal shirt sleeves, whammed one segment of the U.S. press smack on the end of its nose-for-news.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Chair gulped, glared about at the silent House of Representatives, whammed the gavel with unnecessary vigor.
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
Spurge whammed the bottom of the box one last time, and the gem jumped out.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
