whump

noun

Definition of whumpnext
as in bang
a loud explosive sound the crate of oranges landed on the floor with a whump a whump in the kitchen startled the dog

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Recent Examples of whump After digging a snow pit to test the snowpack on a mellow slope, the group was about to descend, only to hear the telling whump of a slide. — Brent Rose, Outside, 28 Feb. 2026 Isango, a 300-pound adult male, takes a long pee and then stamps his feet hard, a series of thunderous whumps to the soil. — Noo Saro-Wiwa, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whump
  1. bang
  2. clap
  3. boom
  4. blast
  5. thunderclap
  6. roar
  7. crash
Noun
  • Wills had been in a meeting and recalled a fireball flying past and singeing her bangs.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Overall, Moving to Spain estimates that the cost of living in Spain is roughly 30% cheaper than the US and around 25% cheaper than the UK, giving you more bang for your retirement savings.
    — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of bang
Noun
  • Nick, 33, started with a moment from the first Camp Rock, recalling the morning the cast came up with the now-famous stomp-and-clap sequence.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 13 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 clap
Noun
  • Their hiring boom has drawn a new wave of tech workers to San Francisco and its commuter suburbs and sent them into an already tight housing market.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Whenever there is a technological breakthrough like AI, or the internet and telecom boom of the 1990s, there is massive speculation.
    — Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of boom
Noun
  • During a news conference on Tuesday afternoon, Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz confirmed that two employees of Brent Industries, who worked in the building, were killed in the blast.
    — Ahmad Hemingway, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Also, three people were killed and three others were wounded over the last day in Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Sumy region, including drone strikes and an explosive device blast, Ukraine’s National Police said.
    — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of blast
Noun
  • The thunder sound was a combination of wobbling window of shades of the ’40s to achieve that old school thunder sound that was layered in with some newer thunderclap sounds.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
  • But nothing could compare to the thunderclap meeting of two A-list titans that was Cruise cheesing with Sesame Street stars Elmo and Cookie Monster on the sidelines.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026
Definition of thunderclap
Noun
  • If the come-from-behind victory and the roar of more than 45,000 fans on Saturday afternoon were any indication, Anderson’s arrival could portend great things is Seattle for the rest of this season, and for many more to come.
    — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The absurdities and tragedies of daily life in dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu’s Romania roar from the page in Oana Aristide’s irresistible debut.
    — Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of roar
Noun
  • Four South Floridians have been killed in a helicopter crash in Kenya during a safari trip.
    — Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash with assistance from the Pennsylvania State Police, Bivens said.
    — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of crash

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“Whump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whump. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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