Informal thump
Origin of whump
echoicwhump
whumpWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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whump
noun
A thump; a thud.
verb
whumped, whump·ing, whumpsverb
intransitiveTo make a thumping or thudding sound.
verb
transitiveTo hit or strike with such a sound.
Origin of whump
ImitativeTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present whumps, present participle whumping, simple past and past participle whumped)
- to strike something with a whump
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