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View synonyms for whomp
whomp
[ womp, hwomp ]
noun
- a loud, heavy blow, slap, bang, or the like:
He fell with an awful whomp.
verb (used with object)
- to defeat (a person, opposing team, etc.) decisively:
We whomped the visiting team.
- to slap or strike:
to whomp the kids.
verb (used without object)
- to make a banging or slapping noise:
Guns whomped in the distance.
verb phrase
- Informal.
- to make or create quickly:
to whomp up a new set of guidelines.
- to stir up; rouse:
to whomp up public approval.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of whomp1
First recorded in 1925–30; imitative
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Example Sentences
Pete Whitney said, "You git a smart lot of work out'en a farmed-out young'un if you whomp him to it."
From Project Gutenberg
Soon Bob heard from the hillside the "hy-yi-hi, whomp, whomp, whomp!"
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