whoomph

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A form of whoomp — A dull, powerful thudding sound.

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Meanings

nounwhoomph (plural whoomphs)

plural whoomphs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of whoomp.

    I waded in near the rocks and lit the fuse - and whoomph!

    1983, The Fisherman Who Laughed, page 67
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    WHOOMPH! The pressure in the carriage changes rapidly. Chances are, you only know a tunnel is upon you once you're actually inside it - they're experienced from within and rarely observed from the outside.

    2020 August 26, Tim Dunn, “Great railway bores of our time!”, in Rail, page 42
verbwhoomph (third-person singular simple present whoomphs, present participle whoomphing, simple past and past participle whoomphed)

present singular third person whoomphs · participle present whoomphing · participle past whoomphed · past whoomphed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of whoomp.
Cite this entry
APA

whoomph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whoomph

MLA

“whoomph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whoomph. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whoomph,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whoomph.

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