wham
noun
a loud sound produced by an explosion or sharp impact.
whamming
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present participleof wham.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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We're going through this gruelling course of him whamming and jamming on the guitar and one day he hit upon something.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 5, 2012
Feeling a good deal like Siberian exiles, the museum men whiled away the long, blitzless days by whamming golf balls across the manicured terraces or romping with a police dog named Peggy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Moving to St. Louis, he opened another place, with metal tables in it, but the balls made such a noise whamming off the cushions that it got on his nerves.
From Time Magazine Archive
Whether I'm kicking my sorrows away in a magnificent breaststroke, slamming that anger with my tennis racket or whamming that big stress ball at batting practice, my teenage problems find an outlet.
From Time Magazine Archive
I seem to do most of the gorge run on my back, whamming boulders with the top of my head.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
