whump

[ hwuhmp, wuhmp ]

/ ʰwʌmp, wʌmp /

noun, verb

thump.

Nearby words

whr., whs. stk., whse., whsle, whsle., whump, whup, why, why'll, why're, why's

Origin of whump

First recorded in 1925–30; imitative

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British Dictionary definitions for whump

whump

/ (wʌmp) /

noun

informal a dull thud

Word Origin for whump

C19: of imitative origin

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