wham
/wæm/
noun
- A sudden, loud, forceful impact or sound.
- The boxer landed a wham on his opponent's jaw.
- The door closed with a wham that shook the whole house.
- We heard a loud wham as the tree branch hit the roof.
interjection
- Used to imitate a sudden, loud impact or to emphasize a surprising event.
- He hit the ball, and wham! It went over the fence.
- I was walking along, and wham—I slipped on the ice.
- Wham! The car crashed into the fence.
verb
- To hit or strike with a loud, forceful impact.
- The waves whammed against the side of the boat.
- He whammed his fist on the table in frustration.
- She whammed the hammer down on the nail.
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