as in clap
a loud explosive sound
the dish fell off the table and hit the hardwood floor with a whomp
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as in to whip
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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Recent Examples of whomp
Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
Its taste crosses the nutty, caramelized purity of homemade ghee with the unmistakable whomp of pork.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
The remaining words were: whoop, phony, chomp, ghoul, chock, and whomp.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 May 2023
Nearly every morning the whomp of Russian artillery shells fired from miles away, across the Dnipro River, shakes the city.
—Jeffrey Gettleman Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2022
Every few minutes, mortar shells landed nearby with a terrifying whomp.
—Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2022
Winning the turnover war, the unstoppable J.Chase freak show, D.J. Reader putting the whomp on Derrick Henry, E. McPherson topping himself seemingly weekly, Saint Joe blessing the proceedings with his presence.
—Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 24 Jan. 2022
Hunks of lardon bring a bacony whomp; they’re offset by a mulchy, acidic riff on salsa made with roasted broccoli.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2021
During this siege, several sturgeon in the 5-foot range jumped several times around the boat, landing with a giant whomp and whirl the size of a washtub.
—Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 23 May 2020
Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
The teams design flavorful fantastic creations, from edible spiders to a whomping willow tree.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
There’s a clear upside to the Florida Panthers getting whomped Saturday night.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2024
The Goons whomped on a number of unsuspecting victims in mob attacks in Gilbert and nearby communities over the course of a year, in several cases rendering people unconscious or bloodied.
—Abe Kwok, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
Former President Donald Trump is whomping Nikki Haley in her home state, according to the latest polls on the Republican opponents’ prospects in the South Carolina primary, scheduled for Feb. 24.
—Richard Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
As leader of the Conservative Party, Johnson won a whomping 80-seat majority in the House of Commons in 2019.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
Raymond taught the Phanatic what became his signature moves: how to whomp his paunch, how to suction a plunger to the head of a bald man, how to stand at a distance and land rings on the plunger.
—New York Times, 6 Aug. 2021
The sarcastic, whomping Fountains Of Wayne and lithe and buzzy Tinted Windows were fundamentally power pop, while Ivy combined cool Eurolounge with sad hints of Burt Bacharach.
—Marc Hirsh, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2020
Noun
In stained water, the whomp and vibration these lures emit is second to none.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
Its taste crosses the nutty, caramelized purity of homemade ghee with the unmistakable whomp of pork.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
The remaining words were: whoop, phony, chomp, ghoul, chock, and whomp.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 May 2023
Nearly every morning the whomp of Russian artillery shells fired from miles away, across the Dnipro River, shakes the city.
—Jeffrey Gettleman Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2022
Every few minutes, mortar shells landed nearby with a terrifying whomp.
—Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2022
Winning the turnover war, the unstoppable J.Chase freak show, D.J. Reader putting the whomp on Derrick Henry, E. McPherson topping himself seemingly weekly, Saint Joe blessing the proceedings with his presence.
—Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 24 Jan. 2022
Hunks of lardon bring a bacony whomp; they’re offset by a mulchy, acidic riff on salsa made with roasted broccoli.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2021
During this siege, several sturgeon in the 5-foot range jumped several times around the boat, landing with a giant whomp and whirl the size of a washtub.
—Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 23 May 2020
Verb
The opening line has been bet down a point, owing to all the Lions’ injuries at all three defensive levels as well as recency bias from Thanksgiving when the Bears bumbled their way out of a potential upset in Motown and the Packers whomped the Dolphins.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
The teams design flavorful fantastic creations, from edible spiders to a whomping willow tree.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
There’s a clear upside to the Florida Panthers getting whomped Saturday night.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2024
The Goons whomped on a number of unsuspecting victims in mob attacks in Gilbert and nearby communities over the course of a year, in several cases rendering people unconscious or bloodied.
—Abe Kwok, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
Former President Donald Trump is whomping Nikki Haley in her home state, according to the latest polls on the Republican opponents’ prospects in the South Carolina primary, scheduled for Feb. 24.
—Richard Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
As leader of the Conservative Party, Johnson won a whomping 80-seat majority in the House of Commons in 2019.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
Raymond taught the Phanatic what became his signature moves: how to whomp his paunch, how to suction a plunger to the head of a bald man, how to stand at a distance and land rings on the plunger.
—New York Times, 6 Aug. 2021
The sarcastic, whomping Fountains Of Wayne and lithe and buzzy Tinted Windows were fundamentally power pop, while Ivy combined cool Eurolounge with sad hints of Burt Bacharach.
—Marc Hirsh, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whomp
Noun
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Amid claps and joyful tears, 80 patients received certificates.—
Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
14 May 2025
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Within a few claps, the entire group was synchronized.—
Pauline Chalamet,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
Verb
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This small kitchen appliance has a variable speed trigger switch to make blending, pureeing, frothing, whipping and chopping as easy as pressing a button.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2025
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The Clippers were playing in Houston and the Clippers were whipping the Rockets’ ass.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
Noun
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No complicated layers or fancy highlights, just healthy shoulder-length hair and windswept side bangs.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
3 June 2025
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Here is a breakdown of the cities that will give first-time homebuyers the best bang for their buck.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Realize can’t nobody whup you.—
Bob McManaman,
The Arizona Republic,
30 Aug. 2020
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As a metro-area duo, though, Johnson and Fisher would whup any bad-owner tag team from any other city.—
Scott Ostler,
San Francisco Chronicle,
2 Nov. 2021
Noun
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They were raised during the internet boom, financial decentralization, and the notion that digital identity and ownership matter.—
Chrissa McFarlane,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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These population booms were followed by a period of decline in immigration numbers.—
Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez,
The Conversation,
30 May 2025
Verb
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The odds remain against them — only 16.1% of teams have overcome a 3-2 deficit in NBA playoff history — but the Knicks are coming off their best all-around performance of the series.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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Learning how to overcome your own anxiety is the first step to helping your kids do the same, said Robbins.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
Noun
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The performances, announced exclusively on Variety, see the pop singer touching down in Vegas over Labor Day weekend, with a pair of nights slated for Venetian’s Voltaire venue that seats a thousand patrons.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
3 June 2025
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In a recent episode of The Interview podcast by The New York Times with Lulu Garcia-Navarro, Cyrus shared why, unlike so many other pop stars, she's never started her own makeup line.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Then shortstop Anthony Volpe fielded a grounder but made a throwing error trying for an out at third base.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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An avid polo player for years, Grimm was injured from his chest down after being thrown from a horse in September 2024.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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“Whomp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whomp. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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