whump
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of whump
First recorded in 1925–30; imitative
Example Sentences
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But what had that sound been, the whump?
From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025
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 • Aug. 15, 2021
You’re looking at this shadowy, cloudy shape, you start to go in a direction and whump!
From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2015
The whump Donoghue experienced on hearing Felix Fritzl's story may have had something to do with the fact that her own son was four at the time.
From The Guardian • Aug. 13, 2010
Some trees fell with an almost silent whump into the pillow of snow.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
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