as in claps
a loud explosive sound
the crate of oranges landed on the floor with a whump a whump in the kitchen startled the dog
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One of the moments in the musical that caused the most laughter and claps from the audience was the final song, which mocks the idea of using violence as a form of protest rather than joining a movement or focusing on policy.
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There were the polite claps after good attacks by the Swiss, sarcastic whistles by the Qatari fans after their team again failed to mount a threat.
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The long, curly ends she was once revered for were now chopped to her chin, while her bangs mingled over her brows.
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Playfully making a surprised expression at the camera and giving a big thumbs up, the bride-to-be styled her dark blonde hair in a sleek style with her front bangs swept to the side.
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San Francisco real estate agent Butch Haze of Compass has seen tech booms followed by ravenous bursts of homebuying since the first internet gold rush of the late 1990s.
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Not everyone wants to spend the Fourth dodging booms.
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Windows were broken blocks away, just from the concussion of these blasts at Allegheny Arsenal.
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The blasts of noise and oregano at Kafeneion, a restaurant above a wine bar in a building across from the city’s Victorian-era Parliament House, ricocheted my brain to my one trip to Athens a dozen years earlier.
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Aim for 20–40 grams of protein at breakfast to improve fullness and blood sugar control, and choose fiber-rich carbs to avoid spikes and crashes.
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This gives drivers more time to react and could potentially prevent up to 80% of non-impaired vehicle crashes in the US alone.
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The World Cup matches are crowd pops of a game-changing play.
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Break up a black-and-white outfit with juicy pops of color, like this creator’s apple-green flats or the lavender patent leather pair below.
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And when thunderclaps rattled their chests, the Chinese felt a deity punishing wrongdoers.
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Enhanced by Aidan Cole’s thunderclaps, along with music underscoring key monologues, the sound design helps bring everything together.
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“Whumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whumps. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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