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whomps 1 of 2

noun

plural of whomp

as in claps

a loud explosive sound the dish fell off the table and hit the hardwood floor with a whomp

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whomps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of whomp

as in bombs

to defeat by a large margin the basketball team was whomped in the last game of the regular season and missed out on the playoffs

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Noun

The entire gymnasium roared with claps and cheers, the loudest and most fervent applause of the evening.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
The Golf Channel would always be playing in the background; the soft claps were the soundtrack to our slow Saturdays.

— Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of claps

Noun

Kidman styled her waist-length blonde hair in soft waves and framed her features with long front bangs that grazed her cheekbones.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
Examples of these kinds of weapons are drones, rifles and ammunition, tear gas, flash bangs and a 40 mm launcher.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of bangs

Verb

Instead of floating crosses in, Saka either whips his deliveries low near the six-yard box or works a slightly more central position to cut the ball back with a firmer connection.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 26 June 2026
The vessel bends, blocks, and whips the wind into complex micro-currents before the air ever hits the sails.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026

Definition of whips

Noun

Cities that saw outsized pandemic-era migration and construction booms are now working through excess supply, producing the only sustained year-over-year price declines in the country.

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The former offensive lineman is a towering presence on the practice field, and his voice booms across the field even with whistles and music blaring.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of booms

Verb

Used in the group’s previous drone research, this landing gear disperses energy to reduce impact and overcomes multiple engineering challenges.

— Tim Hornyak, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Aug. 2026
Somaliland is proximate and overcomes some of the limitations imposed by other regional hosts like Djibouti and Middle East partners.

— Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of overcomes

Noun

Elordi’s performance is a fine one, but any emotional current from the screen to the audience is made choppy by mawkish blasts to the past, Hig at the edge of his bed, head in hands.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2026
The money, aimed at text message blasts and phone calls to voters, marks a major investment for the group that up until now has been largely silent in this year's contests.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of blasts

Verb

Every trick that gamed the old algorithm is now detected, and most of it actively buries your content.

— Tammy Homegardner, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Hollis buries herself in work in an attempt to escape her complicated grief, while aspiring filmmaker Caroline copes by making snarky remarks and bristling at her mom's efforts to connect.

— Clarissa Cruz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026

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