Thesaurus results for WHUMPS

whumps

noun

plural of whump

as in claps

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 whumps 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

The Golf Channel would always be playing in the background; the soft claps were the soundtrack to our slow Saturdays.

— Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 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

Definition of claps

Noun

Cities that saw outsized pandemic-era migration and construction booms are now working through excess supply, producing the only sustained year-over-year price declines in the country.

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The former offensive lineman is a towering presence on the practice field, and his voice booms across the field even with whistles and music blaring.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of booms

Noun

Sinner, a lanky twenty-four-year-old Italian with red hair, sharp elbows, and ground strokes like shotgun blasts, had won thirty consecutive matches and was the overwhelming favorite.

— Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Neither of the two blasts Shearer experienced in Iraq produced obvious injuries, and medics prioritized Marines who were more badly hurt.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of blasts

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To keep everyone safe, designers Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux built a system of tunnels, arches and bridges that let the paths cross without crashes.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026
So far this year, there have been 37 crashes at the roundabout — three times more than there were in 2021.

— Rose Evans August 16, Idaho Statesman, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of crashes

Noun

There are also thunderclaps, which are loud, explosive sounds of thunder that can accompany an extremely close lightning strike.

— Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 16 July 2026
And when thunderclaps rattled their chests, the Chinese felt a deity punishing wrongdoers.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2026

Definition of thunderclaps

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