whomp
2
8.1
- noun
- /wɑmp/
- US
- What's your hurry to visit now? They turned at the whomp-whomp-whomp sound, saw the newscopter hovering nearby.
- a heavy whomp
- a resonant whomp
- whomp sound
Examples
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She reached Bouton Road, crossed over, and turned left, and one split second later, whomp! she collided with someone.
Fiction book (1995) -
She thinks he's getting too close to marrying one of his marks, and whomp!
Fiction book (1996) -
You're gonna put it up, it's gonna go, "whomp"!
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But it is mainly wham and whomp.
Fiction book (1992) -
Sure enough, there's another whomp, except he's after an ambulance on the freeway.
Fiction book (1998) -
When the heavy box fell to the ground, it made a loud whomp that echoed through the room.
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The football player tackled his opponent with such force that the whomp of their bodies colliding could be heard from the sidelines.
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As he dropped the weight onto the exercise mat, a resounding whomp filled the gym, attracting everyone's attention.
Synonyms
475
2.1
A long deep loud noise like thunder or a cannon
390
1.3
A sudden loud noise from a hit or impact
64
2.2
A heavy, dull sound made when something hits or falls
51
3.0
A heavy dull sound something makes when it hits a surface
47
7.3
A sudden loud sound from a hit, explosion, or when something bursts
35
6.3
A sharp, forceful hit that makes a loud sound
34
2.1
A loud noise when something hits or closes suddenly
32
3.6
A sudden loud sound when one thing hits another
16
2.9
A heavy, dull sound made when two objects hit each other
7
8.9
A dull hollow sound when something heavy hits a surface
5
6.0
A heavy, dull sound made when something hits a hard surface
1
7.5
A soft sound made when something falls heavily
1
9.3
A loud deep sound like a dog's bark or a sudden rush of air
1
7.9
A dull, heavy sound made when something hits another thing
1
9.9
A loud hit that makes a sharp sound
1
9.5
A sudden heavy splash or thud when something falls
1
9.9
A sudden loud hit that startles people
The heavy dull sound horse hooves make when they hit hard ground
A dull heavy sound when something falls or is hit
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Whomp as a noun is the loud, heavy sound something makes when it hits, and the word comes straight from the noise 'whump', similar to thump. That's why a dropped bag or ball can make a whomp — it names that deep, heavy impact sound.