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whump

[ wuhmp, hwuhmp ]
/ wÊŒmp, Ê°wÊŒmp /
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noun, verb
thump.
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Origin of whump

First recorded in 1925–30; imitative

Words nearby whump

WH-question, whr., whse., whsle., whs. stk., whump, whup, WH-word, why, Whyalla, whydah
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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 Smith

  • Edwards 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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