Thesaurus results for WHUMPS

whumps

noun

plural of whump

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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Recent Examples of whumps Isango, a 300-pound adult male, takes a long pee and then stamps his feet hard, a series of thunderous whumps to the soil. — Noo Saro-Wiwa, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2023

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Noun

The entire gymnasium roared with claps and cheers, the loudest and most fervent applause of the evening.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
The Golf Channel would always be playing in the background; the soft claps were the soundtrack to our slow Saturdays.

— Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of claps

Noun

To an unusual degree, growth in economies up and down the AI stack is driven by the twin investment and market booms.

— RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
Unlike in Williamsburg and Soho, where artists’-loft conversions catalyzed subsequent real-estate booms, Gowanus artists mostly live in the surrounding neighborhoods rather than in Gowanus itself.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of booms

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has denied allegations that his country was involved in the pipeline blasts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Lasting less than 60 days and consisting of two 5-day blasts, this episode saw a doubling of the X-ray brightness of the AGN at the heart of NGC 1275.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of blasts

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Chicago should provide workable loading zones, preserve first-offense warnings, and publicly report whether violations and crashes actually decline.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Police crash scrutiny The Independence Police Department has come under scrutiny in recent years because of a history of deadly traffic crashes related to police chases.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of crashes

Noun

Unlike other pipe organs, these engineering marvels have percussive sound effects for thunderclaps, horse hooves and train whistles, perfect for old movie palaces.

— Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
There are also thunderclaps, which are loud, explosive sounds of thunder that can accompany an extremely close lightning strike.

— Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 16 July 2026

Definition of thunderclaps

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