whump

American  

[hwuhmp, wuhmp] / ʰwʌmp, wʌmp /

noun

1. thump.

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whump British  

/ wʌmp /

noun

1. informal  a dull thud

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Etymology

Origin of whump

First recorded in 1925–30; imitative

Example Sentences

But what had that sound been, the whump?

From Slate

“All cartoons rely on the unexpected twist, but Booth reveled in the haywire. There was always a joyous thump or a whump hovering around his work — often with a measure of vaudeville humor.”

From Washington Post

If we want to continue with the algorithm: After using terns and yclad, there are only three single-vowel words left in the Wordle dictionary that don’t overlap in letters with our first two choices, and they share many of the same four consonants: whomp, bumph, whump.

From Slate

A short while later, the “whump” of an impacting shell drifts over the face of the mountain.

From Los Angeles Times

Amid occasional bursts of gunfire, the whump of American Chinook and Black Hawk helicopters overhead drowned out the thrum of traffic as the frenzied evacuation effort unfolded.

From New York Times