noun
- a heavy, dull sound made by something hitting or falling
Usage: informal
verb
- making a heavy, dull sound; hitting with a dull impact
Usage: informal; present participle of ‘whump’
Examples
- The heavy book fell with a loud whumping sound.
- We could hear the whumping of helicopter blades overhead.
- The basketball kept whumping against the garage door.
- There was a constant whumping from the construction site.
- The waves were whumping against the pier all night.
- His heart was whumping in his chest after the race.