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

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
There were the polite claps after good attacks by the Swiss, sarcastic whistles by the Qatari fans after their team again failed to mount a threat.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 June 2026

Definition of claps

Noun

From a fringed mullet, to a blonde buzz cut, bobs in various lengths, micro bangs, and even a shade of citrus—Kristen Stewart’s looks are always executed with an edge.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 July 2026
Her hair, on the other hand, was constructed by Ursula Stephen, the architect behind her Audrey Hepburn-esque micro bangs.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 24 July 2026

Definition of bangs

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Oil price booms have increased Nigeria’s wealth, but an overdependence on crude has weakened investment in other sectors, while corruption and poor governance remain rampant.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 17 July 2026
But this was a night that was about more than just all those booms.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of booms

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Rumors fill information void Syrian officials say the blasts that targeted government institutions and the French presidential convoy were the work of a cell affiliated with the Islamic State.

— Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026
So the production would brave heavy winds with fireboats that could pummel the main boat with blasts of water to create storm effects.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Definition of blasts

Noun

But history is littered with instances of crashes that, for the unlucky, happen at the worst possible moment.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 July 2026
The two victims are at least the seventh and eighth people to be killed or seriously injured in motorcycle crashes in the Kansas City area so far in July.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026

Definition of crashes

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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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