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bomp

bomp

3 8.4
A soft thumping sound often heard in music or play
  • noun
  • /bɑmp/
translation icon : bomp
  • ♪ I got a letter this morning ♪ ♪ I got a letter this morning ♪ ♪ who put the bomp in the bomp shooby dooby bomp?
  • a little bomp

Examples

  • ♪ I got a letter this morning ♪ ♪ I got a letter this morning ♪ ♪ who put the bomp in the bomp shooby dooby bomp?

  • The playful bomp of the drums added energy to the song.

  • No, it's like, it's the the advert starts and it's like bump, bump, bump, butter, bump, butter.

  • And he uses this, he uses this musical motif in Sicario of this like bump, bump, bump, bump.

  • ♪ ♪ who put the bomp in the bomp shooby dooby bomp?

  • ♪ ♪ you did ♪ ♪ I got a letter this morning ♪ ♪ who put the bomp in the bomp shooby dooby bomp?

  • ♪ ♪ who put the bomp in the bomp shooby dooby bomp?

  • ♪ ♪ you did ♪ ♪ I got a letter this morning ♪ ♪ who put the bomp in the bomp shooby dooby bomp?

  • We could hear the bomp of the bass vibrating through the walls during the concert.

  • As the kids danced, the bomp of the music kept everyone's spirits high.

Synonyms

bup
vsbomp
  • Baby Talk
9 9.9

A soft sound that shows a gentle jump or landing

is a stronger thumping sound rather than a soft landing
boop
vsbomp
7 8.4

A short high sound made by a device like a toy

is a lower more physical thump rather than a high tone
drumbeat
vsbomp
4 1.6

A repeated sound made by hitting a drum

is a single playful thump often used in music or play
boing
vsbomp
  • Informal
3 8.2

A short sound like the noise of something bouncing

is heavier and focuses on a deep playful thump rather than bounce
rub-a-dub
vsbomp
9.9

A steady repeating drum sound you hear at parades

is less continuous and more a single playful thump
shaboingboing sound
vsbomp
  • Baby Talk
9.9

A silly bouncing sound that toys or cartoons make when they move

is a single stronger thump used in music or play

How Loud

bang
237 1.3
whack
119 6.3
thump
49 3.0
bomp
3 8.4
tap
66 1.0

Surface Forms

bomp singular
bomps plural

Etymology

Bomp is an imitation of a soft, thumping sound, like bump or boom, and it names a short 'thump' you might hear in music or when boots hit a wooden floor.