whump
1
8.5
- noun
- /wʌmp/
:
golpe sordo
- Mary's head hit the blanketed landing with a little whump! But she didn't wake, just puckered her face for a moment.
- a muffled whump
- a dull whump
- a loud whump
Examples
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In a paralysis of illness and indecision, he heard again the stifled whump of furniture.
Fiction book (1998) -
Another low whump gave her more light.
Fiction book (2000) -
A whump of collapsing snow.
Fiction book (1993) -
"It's still pulsing! Whump! Whump!"
Fiction book (2001) -
We could not sleep; in the distance, the crackle of gunfire and the whump of the big guns came nearer and nearer.
Fiction book (2000) -
He was rocking on his mattress, chanting, the steady whump of his head on plaster a gentle shudder in the house.
Fiction book (1990) -
The flame hesitated for an instant—we were outside by now—and then it went whump and a blast of hot wind struck us from behind and pushed us onward.
Fiction book (2000) -
As the box hit the ground, a loud whump echoed through the room.
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The heavy object landed with a soft whump that startled everyone.
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After the book fell from the shelf, I heard a dull whump on the carpet.
Synonyms
81
2.2
A heavy, dull sound made when something hits or falls
49
3.0
A heavy dull sound something makes when it hits a surface
16
2.9
A heavy, dull sound made when two objects hit each other
8
6.0
A heavy, dull sound made when something hits a hard surface
5
8.9
A dull hollow sound when something heavy hits a surface
2
9.5
A sudden heavy splash or thud when something falls
1
4.4
A heavy, dull sound that something makes when it falls or hits the ground
1
8.1
A loud heavy sound when something hits or falls
1
7.9
A dull, heavy sound made when something hits another thing
A dull heavy sound when something falls or is hit
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Whump began as a word that copies the muffled 'thud' of something heavy landing, similar to thump or bump. So a 'whump' is the dull, muffled sound you hear when something falls or hits a surface.