Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whomp

/ʍɑmp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: whomp
IPA: /ʍɑmp/

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hit extremely hard.

Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"If you don’t cut that out, I’m going to whomp you so hard your head will spin!"
"Other sources are less committal, saying only that Celts were (a) the ancient warrior people who whomped the Picts, etc., […]"

Etymology

Perhaps a variant of whip, similar to whup.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ʍɑmp/
British English: /ʍɒmp/

Usage

Inflected Forms

whomps (present, singular) whomping (participle, present) whomped (participle, past) whomped (past)

Derived Forms

whompage whomper

Phrases

whomp on whomp up

Frequently Paired Words

whip whup

Synonyms

cuff

Rhymes With

comp swamp stomp pomp romp chomp clomp yomp klomp glomp

Questions

How do you pronounce whomp?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʍɑmp/.
What does whomp mean?: To hit extremely hard.
Where does whomp come from?: Perhaps a variant of whip, similar to whup.

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