whamming

present participle of wham

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for whamming
Verb
  • Really, there’s only one character onstage who commands an audience’s attention, and that’s Hines’ gum-smacking sister-in-law, who turns from antagonist to supporter.
    Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Cal Raleigh tied Mickey Mantle for most home runs in one season for a switch hitter after smacking his 54th dinger yesterday.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By slapping a $100,000 filing fee on H=1B visas, the White House has declared the days of cheap labor pipelines and visa abuse officially over.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
  • On the knee-to-knee collision between each team’s superstar, Collier badly rolled her left ankle and was lying on the floor and slapping the court with her hand as Thomas made her drive.
    Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Omarion Hampton injured his ankle, knocking him out of the game.
    Michael Salfino, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Some rope and stanchion kept them from knock, knocking on the wood.
    Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The robot showcased exemplary skills with the bat, whacking the ball precisely in a rally of over 100 shots with human-like agility.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
  • New York put the screws to its division rival on Tuesday, whacking nine home runs to cruise to a 13-3 victory.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Simply rake fallen leaves from landscape beds into piles and mow over them on your lawn, chopping them into small pieces by passing over them several times.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Also in attendance were season 31 champion Charli D’amelio, Xandra Pohl and Sasha Farber, who could be seen chopping it up and laughing with Joey Graziadei backstage.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The Dodgers are one of the better teams in baseball at hitting changeups from lefties like Sánchez.
    Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kirk followed Guerrero the next inning, slamming the first of his two homers over the outfield wall.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Nonprofit watchdog group Human Rights Watch and fellow comedians like David Cross and Marc Maron, however, are saying otherwise, accusing the festival of deflecting from the country's human rights violations and slamming their peers for their involvement.
    Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Brown climbed the ladder to haul in a pass over the middle from Madsen, beating his defender in the air acrobatically before smashing into the end zone turf for the catch and a 33-14 lead.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Superman proved to fire off the new DC under chiefs James Gunn and Peter Safran, while the original gambles that Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy have made at the larger Warner Bros Motion Picture Group with Sinners and F1, as well as new IP A Minecraft Movie, have been smashing successes.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Whamming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whamming. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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