to blam

Examples

• All

• Because you blamin' yourself is the same as you blamin' me.

  Moon Students (2023)

• Give me a .357 Magnum, press it to the little green critter's temple, and blam!

  Leprechaun (1993)

• Get up on the motherfucker and blam!

  New Jack City (1991)

• He pulled up and blam! ...

  Fiction book (1992)

• She decides to write another book, and blam, she's got three coming at us.

  Blog text (25)

• When you punch your button, your hunter lifts his gun, and blam-blam, you hit or miss.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Anyhow, I was just bitchin' and complainin' and moanin'... and just blamin' everybody for everything, and he was just so nice to me... that I... well, I just kept it up.

  Daddy and Them (2001)

• The soldier took aim and shouted, "Get down!" before he pulled the trigger and blam echoed through the field.

• As the fireworks lit up the sky, the final rocket burst with a loud blam that startled everyone nearby.

• With a steady hand, she aimed the water gun at her friend and squeezed the trigger, causing it to blam water all over him.

Synonyms

B

to bang

vsto blam

318 1.0

To hit or close something suddenly and loudly

focuses on an abrupt attack or firing rather than general noisy actions

P

to pop

vsto blam

90 3.2

To make a short sharp sound, for example when a balloon bursts

is louder and more forceful than a single short explosive sound

T

to thump

vsto blam

27 3.4

To hit something hard so it makes a dull sound

is sudden and often loud, not a heavy dull thud

B

to blaze

vsto blam

20 7.7

To shoot many times quickly with a gun

is about a sudden shot or strike, not prolonged rapid firing

B

to blaze away

vsto blam

1 7.7

To shoot a gun again and again quickly

involves sudden single shots or strikes rather than continuous rapid fire

W

to whap

vsto blam

1 8.1

To hit something or someone hard and make a loud sound

can mean shooting or striking suddenly, not only a blunt hard hit

D

to dakka

vsto blam

• Slang

9.9

To shoot repeatedly with quick loud gunshots

is a sudden strike or single firing rather than ongoing automatic fire

W

to whammo

vsto blam

• Informal

9.9

To hit something suddenly with great force

is sudden and noisy but can be less about great force or drama

How Forceful

to destroy

∞ 1.0

blast

297 3.0

to blam

• Slang

1 9.3

to hit

∞ 1.0

to tap

174 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology