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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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whomps
Noun
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However, videos of a booing crowd with a few claps quickly made it to social media.—
Sequoia Carrillo,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Remind them their worth is non-negotiable When your child fails — gets cut from the team, bombs a test — remind them their value isn't up for debate.—
Jennifer Breheny Wallace,
CNBC,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Her brunette hair and bangs were styled into subtle waves that fell past her shoulders.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Her bangs were brushed away from her eyes, too, leaving the middle of her forehead completely naked.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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To accomplish this, Barton turned to the fundamental dance technique of spotting, where the dancer finds a focal point in front of them and whips their head around to hold that focus spot and keep themself centered.—
Oliver Sava,
Vulture,
28 Aug. 2025
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Wind whips both the sound waves and temperatures around, so bring a blanket even if it’s not forecast to rain or hail.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Minsky argued that during booms, free market ideology permeates the mindset of regulators.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Muss was 76 then and had endured his share of South Florida busts and booms.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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To counter the explosive projectiles, Russian tank crews began mounting homemade cages above their turrets to cushion the tanks from blasts.—
Marco Hernandez,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Even sports media superstar Pat McAfee took notice of @TCUFootball’s blasts on his popular ESPN and YouTube program.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Saginaw’s surge overcomes Boswell The Pioneers of Boswell dominated play in the opening half, building a 21-0 lead that looked rock solid behind a persistent defense and an offense balanced with good running and passing.—
Pat Wheeler,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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The technology overcomes the key trade-off between energy density and charging speed that limited previous lithium-metal battery designs.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The cream cheese cut through the salt, and the veggies added small pops of crunch and freshness.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Sep. 2025
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Get the recipe > Pomegranate seeds add pops of tartness to this sautéed corn and crunchy cuke combo.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Whomps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whomps. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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