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whoomp

/(h)wump/

whoomp interjection: a dull, powerful thudding sound.

Interjection

  1. A dull, powerful thudding sound.

Verb

whoomp (third-person singular simple present whoomps, present participle whoomping, simple past and past participle whoomped)

  1. To produce a dull, powerful thudding sound.

Forms of whoomp

third-person singular presentwhoomps
present participlewhoomping
past participlewhoomped
pastwhoomped
alternative formwhoom
alternative formwhoomph
alternative formwoomph

Origin of whoomp

Onomatopoeia.

Questions about whoomp

What does whoomp mean?
Whoomp means a dull, powerful thudding sound.
What part of speech is whoomp?
Whoomp can be an interjection or a verb.
How do you pronounce whoomp?
Whoomp is pronounced /(h)wump/.

Words near whoomp in the dictionary

  1. whoofs
  2. whooing
  3. whoom
  4. whoomed
  5. whooming
  6. whoomp
  7. whoomped
  8. whoomph
  9. whoomphed
  10. whoomphing
  11. whoomphs

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