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whump

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ʍʌmp/
  • /wʌmp/
  • rhymes with -ʌmp

1

noun

Meaning 1

A soft thumping sound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, informal

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A genre of fan fiction in which a character endures injury, torture, or other forms of physical and mental suffering.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang, uncountable

Topics: lifestyle

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To strike something with a whump.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, transitive

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To make a soft thumping sound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Imitative.