as in claps
a loud explosive sound
the dish fell off the table and hit the hardwood floor with a whomp
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as in bombs
to defeat by a large margin
the basketball team was whomped in the last game of the regular season and missed out on the playoffs
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Noun
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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.—
Verb
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Ukraine bombs Russian energy infrastructure to defend civilians and destroy the Kremlin war machine.—
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Remind them their worth is non-negotiable When your child fails — gets cut from the team, bombs a test — remind them their value isn't up for debate.—
Noun
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The star of her beauty look is definitely her asymmetrical, choppy bangs.—
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Burrow, who spoke with media after the Bengals lost 18-20 to the Cleveland Browns, seemed bothered by his 'do from the start, sitting down at the mic and instantly raking his lengthy bangs back with his hands.—
Verb
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Or whips around his defender in a bold pirouette.—
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Marty whips off his sport coat and throws it in the crowd.—
Noun
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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.—
Verb
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But even here, her sincerity overcomes her weakness for sentimental flourishes, including Amine Bouhafa’s treacly score.—
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The research team at Tokyo Polytechnic University has now demonstrated a simple and affordable VLC system that overcomes several of these obstacles.—
Noun
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Outside the capital, in La Guaira state, families with houses damaged in blasts during the operation that captured Maduro and his wife were still cleaning up debris.—
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In addition to the blasts, residents across Caracas described hearing sirens and sporadic gunfire in various neighborhoods, adding to the sense of confusion and fear.—
Verb
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Stirring it with instant espresso powder noticeably decreases the effervescence, before the dense richness of the heavy cream all but buries it.—
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Clark rises, buries a deep, game-winning 3, and looks straight into the camera.—
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“Whomps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whomps. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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