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单词 whump
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Definition of whump in English:

whump

noun wʊmpwʌmp(h)wəmp
  • A dull or muffled thudding sound.

    低沉的声音,砰

    the whump of a distant explosion
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Comfortingly, as I type this, I can feel the whump of a helicopter circling overhead.
    • One touch to the ground and Scarback beats his wings with a muffled whump and soars high, perhaps five feet into the air, as his opponent rises to meet him.
    • A muffled whump sounded and a streak left the launcher and struck the target.
    • Their sound has tiers like a wedding cake or a cathedral - the whump of the bass and drums beneath the savage guitars and strings beneath the skipping flute.
    • This was followed by a loud crash, a bang, a muffled whump, and then a blood-curdling scream that echoed around the waterfront before dying off into a pathetic moan and silence.
    Synonyms
    bang, sharp noise, crack, boom, clang, peal, clap, pop, snap, knock, tap, slam, thud, thump, clunk, clonk, clash, crash, smash, smack
verb wʊmpwʌmp(h)wəmp
  • 1no object, with adverbial Make a whump.

    he pitched a snowball that whumped into the car

    他掷了个雪球,砰的一声打在汽车上。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • You hear both main tires pop as you whump to the ground short of the runway.
    1. 1.1with object Strike (something) heavily with a whump.
      重击,猛击
      she began whumping him on his lower back

      她开始猛捶他的后背下部。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The kick on the third shot sent me stumbling back a step and I fell against the wooden railing, felt it give, and then before I had time to catch on, something big and hard and solid whumped the wind right out of me.
      Synonyms
      thump, clunk, clonk, crash, smash, smack, bang, thunder

Origin

Late 19th century: imitative.

Rhymes

bump, chump, clump, crump, dump, flump, frump, gazump, grump, jump, lump, outjump, plump, pump, rump, scrump, slump, stump, sump, thump, trump, tump, ump

Definition of whump in US English:

whump

noun(h)wəmp
  • usually in singular A dull thudding sound.

    低沉的声音,砰

    the horse fell with a great whump

    随着砰的一声巨响,马儿跌倒了。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Their sound has tiers like a wedding cake or a cathedral - the whump of the bass and drums beneath the savage guitars and strings beneath the skipping flute.
    • This was followed by a loud crash, a bang, a muffled whump, and then a blood-curdling scream that echoed around the waterfront before dying off into a pathetic moan and silence.
    • One touch to the ground and Scarback beats his wings with a muffled whump and soars high, perhaps five feet into the air, as his opponent rises to meet him.
    • Comfortingly, as I type this, I can feel the whump of a helicopter circling overhead.
    • A muffled whump sounded and a streak left the launcher and struck the target.
    Synonyms
    bang, sharp noise, crack, boom, clang, peal, clap, pop, snap, knock, tap, slam, thud, thump, clunk, clonk, clash, crash, smash, smack
verb(h)wəmp
  • 1no object, with adverbial Make a dull thudding sound.

    低沉的声音,砰

    he pitched a snowball that whumped into the car

    他掷了个雪球,砰的一声打在汽车上。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • You hear both main tires pop as you whump to the ground short of the runway.
    1. 1.1with object Strike (something) heavily with a dull thudding sound.
      重击,猛击
      she began whumping him on his lower back

      她开始猛捶他的后背下部。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The kick on the third shot sent me stumbling back a step and I fell against the wooden railing, felt it give, and then before I had time to catch on, something big and hard and solid whumped the wind right out of me.
      Synonyms
      thump, clunk, clonk, crash, smash, smack, bang, thunder

Origin

Late 19th century: imitative.

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