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whump

noun

Definition of whump

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

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Noun

That forced Chinese developers to find new ways to get more bang for their computing buck.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Passengers reported hearing a loud bang when the section of the plane was ripped off, and chaotic winds swept into the cabin.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Definition of bang

Noun

The origin of the thunderclap (sometimes called the Viking clap) is disputed, with several clubs in Europe claiming to have started the trend, but Iceland popularised it and brought it to the world stage.

— Elias Burke, New York Times, 23 June 2026
One of the moments in the musical that caused the most laughter and claps from the audience was the final song, which mocks the idea of using violence as a form of protest rather than joining a movement or focusing on policy.

— Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2026

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Miami’s skyline is rapidly changing, with a downtown skyscraper boom that was set in motion a decade ago after the Federal Aviation Authority began approving projects set at a new maximum allowable height of 1,049 feet.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
The drivers are aging demographics, a growing short- and long-sighted population, and the smart eyewear boom; Euromonitor predicts a 48% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to 2030 for the latter.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 July 2026

Definition of boom

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Deaton notes that the best course of action for smaller infestations is to prune out the affected area to prevent the pests from spreading and treat the plant with insecticidal soap or a blast of soapy water.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 21 July 2026
Mack followed a two-out walk issued to Jakob Marsee with a 409-foot blast to right field in the second.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

Definition of blast

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Lamine Yamal’s young brother earned a roar from the crowd when he was shown on the big screen with his parents.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 20 July 2026
All this in a large, transparent cube, its sliding door almost, but not quite, dimming the roar of the crowd outside.

— Ryan P. C. Trimble, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026

Definition of roar

Noun

Fortune talked to several analysts about the resulting 25% stock crash, the worst single-day decline in a company history dating back 115 years, but perhaps none was as damning as Krishna’s own words.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 15 July 2026
In response to Schettino inviting his mistress to the bridge with him on the night of the crash, the agencies also limited bridge access to only essential crew members.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

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