as in claps
a loud explosive sound
the crate of oranges landed on the floor with a whump a whump in the kitchen startled the dog
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The joyous screams and claps of hundreds of high school students boomed outside the sanctuary at Murewa Centre Mission of the United Methodist Church.—
Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
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Stewart said to massive claps from the audience.—
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There are even a few longer tendrils at the front, which give the illusion of bangs without the full commitment.—
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Since the dawn of haircuts, commitment-phobes have avoided bangs for fear of the grow-out process.—
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Through two world wars, a Great Depression, and social upheaval, booms and busts, California endured.—
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Videos shared on social media showed flashes of light illuminating the night sky followed by loud booms echoing through residential areas.—
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Blackouts are common in Venezuela, but the blasts that followed confirmed the arrival of the United States military, which for weeks had kept thousands of troops poised offshore.—
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But the Iranian regime has a long and remorseless record, not only killing but maiming, notably with pellet blasts aimed into the eyes.—
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Isaac Gonzales, founder of Slow Down Sacramento, said the locations of where these crashes happened were not surprising.—
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In the national parks, drowning ranks behind only motor-vehicle crashes as the leading cause of accidental death.—
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Here, a sliver of orangey-red pops against a cool-toned ruby hue.—
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The common spaces, meanwhile, draw on a more tropical color palette, with pops of blue, green, pink, and gold.—
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“Whumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whumps. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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