whomp

American

[hwomp, womp] / ʰwɒmp, wɒmp /

noun

a loud, heavy blow, slap, bang, or the like.

He fell with an awful whomp.

verb (used with object)

to defeat (a person, opposing team, etc.) decisively.

We whomped the visiting team.
to slap or strike.

to whomp the kids.

verb (used without object)

to make a banging or slapping noise.

Guns whomped in the distance.

verb phrase

whomp up
1. to make or create quickly.
  
  to whomp up a new set of guidelines.
2. to stir up; rouse.
  
  to whomp up public approval.

Etymology

Origin of whomp

First recorded in 1925–30; imitative

Vocabulary lists containing whomp

Novel Study: Walk Two Moons, Chapters 17–44

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Example Sentences

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Since the letter O is significantly more popular than U, we’ll go with whomp.

From Slate • Feb. 5, 2022

It might have been a tock, but it was definitely not a bang or a whomp.

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2020

Although ARM processors still can’t maintain top speeds like Intel chips can, they whomp Intel on battery life and LTE compatibility.

From The Verge • Nov. 5, 2019

I'm all for the old-school, 70-millimeter whomp of "The Hateful Eight."

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2015

And whomp, she’d bring down the blade, and that fish head would go flying.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

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