wham

Plural: whams

Verb

Verb Forms: whammed, whamming, whams

• To strike with a loud, forceful impact.
• hit hard
• To smash or strike (someone or something) with great force or impact; to slam, to whack.
• To propel (something) with great force by kicking, striking, throwing, etc.
• To smash or strike with great force or impact.
• To move quickly or loudly.

Noun

• A forceful blow.
• The sound of such a blow; a thud.
• An attempt.
• A great success.

Intj

• Used to indicate the sound of a forceful blow, an explosion, etc.
• Used to indicate something dramatic, sudden, and unanticipated has occurred.

Examples

• He wanted to WHAM his opponent with a high-scoring Q-word.
• Our relationship was going smoothly and then wham! Out of nowhere he told me he was leaving me for another woman.
• Roger was given a violent wham by his boxing opponent.
• We heard a wham as the hammer struck the wall.
• Wham! The truck hit the wall.

Synonyms

wallop, whack, whop

Related Words

whim-wham

Anagrams of wham