Wham

English

Noun

Wham (plural Whams)

1. a forceful blow
2. the sound of such a blow; a thud

   Wham! The truck hit the wall.

Verb

Wham (third-person singular simple present Whams, present participle whamming, simple past and past participle whammed)

1. to strike or smash (into) something with great force or impact

Thesaurus

bang, bash, bat, belt, biff, blast, bonk, boom, bump, burst, bust, clap, clash, clip, clobber, clout, clump, coldcock, crack, crash, crump, cut, dash, deal, deal a blow, deck, fetch, fetch a blow, flap, flop, hit, hit a clip, jab, knock, knock cold, knock down, knock out, let have it, paste, plunk, poke, punch, rap, report, slam, slap, slat, slog, slug, smack, smash, smite, snap, soak, sock, splat, strike, strike at, swap, swat, swipe, tap, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whap, whomp, whop, yerk

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æm

Related terms

• whammy

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