whomp
noun
, ˈhwȯmp, ˈwämp, ˈwȯmp\
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whomp
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Synonyms for whomp
Synonyms: Noun
bang, blast, boom, clap, crack, crash, pop, report, slam, smash, snap, thunderclap, thwack, whack, whump
Synonyms: Verb
annihilate, blow away, bomb, bury, clobber, cream, drub, dust, flatten, paste, rout, shellac, skin, skunk, smoke [slang], smother, snow under, thrash, trim, tromp, trounce, wallop, wax [slang], whip, whop (or whap), whup
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Examples of whomp in a Sentence
Noun
the dish fell off the table and hit the hardwood floor with a whompVerb
the basketball team was whomped in the last game of the regular season and missed out on the playoffsRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
With a Cougar helicopter whomp-whomping overhead, the commandos stormed up two flights of stairs, seized the bomb-making materials and captured the terrorist leaders. — Eric Schmitt, New York Times, "American Commandos Gear Up for New Shadow War With Russia," 12 July 2019 The Cowslingers' whomp-and-stomp sound cruised as many musical paths. — John Petkovic, cleveland.com, "Cleveland's punkabilly Cowslingers reunite for rare show at Beachland," 4 Jan. 2018 The bill features ooky-spooky, costumed shock-rockers Freak Box (Detroit), whomp-and-stomp garage-blues rockers 45 Spider (Cleveland) and alien-punks Stimpy's Revenge (Massillon). — John Petkovic, cleveland.com, "Phantasy to host Halloween Glam Punk Party, with rare Lords of New Church footage, 45 Spider," 12 Oct. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
With a Cougar helicopter whomp-whomping overhead, the commandos stormed up two flights of stairs, seized the bomb-making materials and captured the terrorist leaders. — Eric Schmitt, New York Times, "American Commandos Gear Up for New Shadow War With Russia," 12 July 2019 Three days later, Clinton whomped Obama in the primary. — Robin Abcarian, latimes.com, "Democratic debates mirror life: Men yell and interrupt. Women (mostly) wait their turn," 28 June 2019 But even around our 10Best street route there's joy in whomping around an empty set of curves at sane speeds, using but a tiny slice of the available grip. — Car and Driver, "2019 10Best Cars," 28 Nov. 2018 Ever since there have been three-deckers and brooms, the downstairs neighbors have been whomping the ceiling telling the upstairs folks to keep it down. — Beth Teitell, BostonGlobe.com, "With so many new condos in Boston, is it any wonder soundproofers are getting more calls?," 2 July 2018 Actor Tom Hanks — whom Globes show host Seth Meyers jokingly suggested could be Oprah’s running mate — would whomp Trump in California as well, 56 to 31 percent, according to the survey, which had a margin of error of 3.3 percentage points. — Matier & Ross, San Francisco Chronicle, "SF’s mayoral morass: Supervisors can’t cut a deal," 14 Jan. 2018 This is the franchise that whomped the Chargers in the Super Bowl, so for cord-cutters of a certain age, cheering the men in red-and-gold would be too much to stomach. — Tom Krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Advice for 'free-agent' San Diego fans still looking for NFL team," 6 Feb. 2018 Actor Tom Hanks — whom Golden Globes show host Seth Meyers jokingly suggested could be Oprah’s running mate — would whomp Trump in California as well, 56 to 31 percent, according to the survey, which had a margin of error of 3.3 percentage points. — Matier & Ross, San Francisco Chronicle, "Oprah would trounce Trump in California, poll says," 14 Jan. 2018 There was a huge upset in the NFL season opener last night as the Chiefs whomped the Pats. — Lara O’reilly, WSJ, "CMO Today: Facebook’s $1 Billion Content Budget; Disney to Stream ‘Star Wars’; Hulu and Spotify Partnership," 8 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'whomp.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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