as in clap
a loud explosive sound
the dish fell off the table and hit the hardwood floor with a whomp
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as in to whip
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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Recent Examples of whomp
Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
Its taste crosses the nutty, caramelized purity of homemade ghee with the unmistakable whomp of pork.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
The remaining words were: whoop, phony, chomp, ghoul, chock, and whomp.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 May 2023
Nearly every morning the whomp of Russian artillery shells fired from miles away, across the Dnipro River, shakes the city.
—Jeffrey Gettleman Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2022
Winning the turnover war, the unstoppable J.Chase freak show, D.J. Reader putting the whomp on Derrick Henry, E. McPherson topping himself seemingly weekly, Saint Joe blessing the proceedings with his presence.
—Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 24 Jan. 2022
During this siege, several sturgeon in the 5-foot range jumped several times around the boat, landing with a giant whomp and whirl the size of a washtub.
—Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 23 May 2020
Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The opening line has been bet down a point, owing to all the Lions’ injuries at all three defensive levels as well as recency bias from Thanksgiving when the Bears bumbled their way out of a potential upset in Motown and the Packers whomped the Dolphins.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
The teams design flavorful fantastic creations, from edible spiders to a whomping willow tree.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
There’s a clear upside to the Florida Panthers getting whomped Saturday night.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2024
The Goons whomped on a number of unsuspecting victims in mob attacks in Gilbert and nearby communities over the course of a year, in several cases rendering people unconscious or bloodied.
—Abe Kwok, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
Former President Donald Trump is whomping Nikki Haley in her home state, according to the latest polls on the Republican opponents’ prospects in the South Carolina primary, scheduled for Feb. 24.
—Richard Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
As leader of the Conservative Party, Johnson won a whomping 80-seat majority in the House of Commons in 2019.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
Noun
In stained water, the whomp and vibration these lures emit is second to none.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
Its taste crosses the nutty, caramelized purity of homemade ghee with the unmistakable whomp of pork.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
The remaining words were: whoop, phony, chomp, ghoul, chock, and whomp.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 May 2023
Nearly every morning the whomp of Russian artillery shells fired from miles away, across the Dnipro River, shakes the city.
—Jeffrey Gettleman Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2022
Winning the turnover war, the unstoppable J.Chase freak show, D.J. Reader putting the whomp on Derrick Henry, E. McPherson topping himself seemingly weekly, Saint Joe blessing the proceedings with his presence.
—Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 24 Jan. 2022
During this siege, several sturgeon in the 5-foot range jumped several times around the boat, landing with a giant whomp and whirl the size of a washtub.
—Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 23 May 2020
Verb
Last year, the Hoosiers got whomped in the two games against elite opposition (a 38-15 loss at Ohio State and a 27-17 loss at Notre Dame that was 27-3 with less than two minutes left).
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The opening line has been bet down a point, owing to all the Lions’ injuries at all three defensive levels as well as recency bias from Thanksgiving when the Bears bumbled their way out of a potential upset in Motown and the Packers whomped the Dolphins.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
The teams design flavorful fantastic creations, from edible spiders to a whomping willow tree.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
There’s a clear upside to the Florida Panthers getting whomped Saturday night.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2024
The Goons whomped on a number of unsuspecting victims in mob attacks in Gilbert and nearby communities over the course of a year, in several cases rendering people unconscious or bloodied.
—Abe Kwok, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
Former President Donald Trump is whomping Nikki Haley in her home state, according to the latest polls on the Republican opponents’ prospects in the South Carolina primary, scheduled for Feb. 24.
—Richard Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
As leader of the Conservative Party, Johnson won a whomping 80-seat majority in the House of Commons in 2019.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whomp
Noun
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Introduced by Nick and Vanessa Lachey, Smith rocked the Love Is Blind stage with his stomp-clap anthem alongside a full live band while the season 9 contestants made their way inside the venue listening to the catchy tune.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
30 Oct. 2025
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The joyous screams and claps of hundreds of high school students boomed outside the sanctuary at Murewa Centre Mission of the United Methodist Church.—
Liam Adams,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Two weeks later, in the next home Premier League game, Neto was the chance provider again, whipping another fine ball from the left as Chelsea were being held 0-0 by Arsenal midway through the first half (the game would end 1-1).—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Next, in another bowl, whip the egg whites to stiff peaks.—
Kathryn Gregory,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These changes, as well as, wearing bangs were a major key to keeping her edges strong.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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Here are two Arizona ski resorts that will get you the most bang for your buck this season.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Among those highlighted will be Amanda, a refugee and the first Miss Trans Global Uganda; Sarah, who overcame sight loss to support LGBTQ+ people with disabilities while running marathons; and Leo, a speaker and life coach with dyskinetic cerebral palsy.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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Fortunately, modern nandina cultivars like 'Lemon-Lime' from the Southern Living Plant Collection have been bred to overcome these problems.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Singles’ Day, China’s bargain-hunting version of Valentine’s Day, usually heralds a retail boom.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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The tech giants have defied these headwinds, buoyed in part by an investment boom in artificial intelligence.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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His rule finally came to an end in 1998 after the Asian financial crisis threw the country into economic turmoil, prompting widespread protests and forcing Suharto to resign – one of the last people power movements to sweep Southeast Asia and replace a Cold War-era autocrat with democracy.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Then Heat forward Nikola Jovic threw the perfect inbounds pass to find Wiggins for the game-winning alley-oop dunk at the final buzzer.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Marking his feature debut is Jaafar Jackson in the lead role as the pop music icon.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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Far from contemporary pop, each note and lyric demands your full attention; the reward is transcendence, even as the material nudges you to annotate like a philosophy student with a highlighter in hand.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Neal, his co-pilot, a navigator and seven crew members headed toward Cannes, France, to bomb some roads.—
Brad Schmitt,
Nashville Tennessean,
11 Nov. 2025
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Serbia was bombed in 1999 for 78 days to force then-President Slobodan Milosevic to end his crackdown on separatist ethnic Albanians in Kosovo.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Whomp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whomp. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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