noun
- dull, heavy sounds made by something falling or hitting
Usage: informal
verb
- makes a dull, heavy sound when falling or hitting something
Usage: informal
Examples
- The heavy boxes made loud whumps as they hit the floor.
- We heard several whumps from upstairs when he dropped the furniture.
- The basketball whumps against the backboard repeatedly.
- Snow whumps off the roof in large chunks during the thaw.
- The book whumps shut with a satisfying sound.
- Each wave whumps against the seawall with tremendous force.