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
  • 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
  • Wills had been in a meeting and recalled a fireball flying past and singeing her bangs.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of bang
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
  • 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
Definition of clap
Noun
  • In the middle of the space was a single Supersonic dryer suspended on a boom arm and surrounded by microphones.
    — Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Sure, as many tech bulls today point out, the late-90s tech boom and full-employment jubilee occurred with yields between 5-6%.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of boom
Noun
  • Carlile is having a total blast smiling and bopping through it, and bandmates Maren Morris, Amanda Shires, and Natalie Hemby’s harmonies are divine.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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
  • The reference to Swift and Travis Kelce‘s July 3rd wedding earned a roar of applause from the crowd who were no doubt aware of Styles’s history with the pop superstar.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Aug. 2026
  • From both sides, the whizzing sound of bullets, the roar of tanks, and the booming sound of artillery fire could be heard.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of roar
Noun
  • Paul Rees, a driving consultant who was involved in the Top Gear crash, is also suing BBC Studios for £150,000 ($200,000) over the accident.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The identities of the four people on board have not been released, and the cause of the crash remains under investigation.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of crash

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“Whump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whump. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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