whump
whump
[wʌmp, wʊmp]
noun
[usu. insing.]
[wʌmp, wʊmp]
noun
[usu. insing.]
- a dull thudding sound
低沉的声音，砰砰声
the horse fell with a great whump.
随着砰的一声巨响，马儿跌倒了。
- [no obj., with adverbial]make such a sound
发出低沉的声音，发出砰砰声
he pitched a snowball that whumped into the car.
他掷了个雪球，砰的一声打在汽车上。
■[with obj.]strike (something) heavily with such a sound
重击，猛击
she began whumping him on his lower back.
她开始猛捶他的后背下部。
- late 19th cent.: imitative
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