"whump" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ʍʌmp/, /wʌmp/ Forms: whumps [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌmp Etymology: Imitative. Head templates: {{en-noun}} whump (plural whumps)
  1. (informal) A thumping sound. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Sounds
    Sense id: en-whump-en-noun-LbmSerVB Disambiguation of Sounds: 71 13 15
  2. (fandom slang) A genre of fan fiction in which a character endures injury, torture, or other forms of physical and mental suffering. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Fan fiction
    Sense id: en-whump-en-noun-q1k6AI4j Disambiguation of Fan fiction: 4 96 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 80 8 Topics: lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: hurt/comfort [slang] [lifestyle]

Verb [English]

IPA: /ʍʌmp/, /wʌmp/ Forms: whumps [present, singular, third-person], whumping [participle, present], whumped [participle, past], whumped [past]
Rhymes: -ʌmp Etymology: Imitative. Head templates: {{en-verb}} whump (third-person singular simple present whumps, present participle whumping, simple past and past participle whumped)
  1. (informal, transitive) To strike something with a whump. Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-whump-en-verb-0SFCAP9I

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