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whump
[ wuhmp, hwuhmp ]
/ wʌmp, ʰwʌmp /
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noun, verb
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Origin of whump
First recorded in 1925–30; imitative
Words nearby whump
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How to use whump in a sentence
I landed sort of spread-eagle flat and seemed to hang there before I slid down the wall to the floor with a meaty-sounding Whump!
Highways in Hiding|George Oliver SmithEdwards heard the command, then the steady whump-whump of the feet of marching men.
Uncle Sam's Boys in the Philippines|H. Irving Hancock
British Dictionary definitions for whump
whump
/ (wÊŒmp) /
noun
informal a dull thud
Word Origin for whump
C19: of imitative origin
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