whomped; whomping; whomps
: to strike with a sharp noise or thump
1
: to hit or slap sharply
2
: to defeat decisively : trounce
3
: to create or put together especially hastily
—usually used with up
Examples of whomp in a Sentence
Noun
the dish fell off the table and hit the hardwood floor with a whomp
Verb
the basketball team was whomped in the last game of the regular season and missed out on the playoffs
Recent Examples on the Web
Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
Its taste crosses the nutty, caramelized purity of homemade ghee with the unmistakable whomp of pork.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
The remaining words were: whoop, phony, chomp, ghoul, chock, and whomp.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 May 2023
Nearly every morning the whomp of Russian artillery shells fired from miles away, across the Dnipro River, shakes the city.
—Jeffrey Gettleman Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2022
Winning the turnover war, the unstoppable J.Chase freak show, D.J. Reader putting the whomp on Derrick Henry, E. McPherson topping himself seemingly weekly, Saint Joe blessing the proceedings with his presence.
—Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 24 Jan. 2022
During this siege, several sturgeon in the 5-foot range jumped several times around the boat, landing with a giant whomp and whirl the size of a washtub.
—Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 23 May 2020
Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The opening line has been bet down a point, owing to all the Lions’ injuries at all three defensive levels as well as recency bias from Thanksgiving when the Bears bumbled their way out of a potential upset in Motown and the Packers whomped the Dolphins.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
The teams design flavorful fantastic creations, from edible spiders to a whomping willow tree.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
There’s a clear upside to the Florida Panthers getting whomped Saturday night.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2024
The Goons whomped on a number of unsuspecting victims in mob attacks in Gilbert and nearby communities over the course of a year, in several cases rendering people unconscious or bloodied.
—Abe Kwok, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
Former President Donald Trump is whomping Nikki Haley in her home state, according to the latest polls on the Republican opponents’ prospects in the South Carolina primary, scheduled for Feb. 24.
—Richard Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
As leader of the Conservative Party, Johnson won a whomping 80-seat majority in the House of Commons in 2019.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
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Noun
In stained water, the whomp and vibration these lures emit is second to none.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
Its taste crosses the nutty, caramelized purity of homemade ghee with the unmistakable whomp of pork.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
The remaining words were: whoop, phony, chomp, ghoul, chock, and whomp.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 May 2023
Nearly every morning the whomp of Russian artillery shells fired from miles away, across the Dnipro River, shakes the city.
—Jeffrey Gettleman Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2022
Winning the turnover war, the unstoppable J.Chase freak show, D.J. Reader putting the whomp on Derrick Henry, E. McPherson topping himself seemingly weekly, Saint Joe blessing the proceedings with his presence.
—Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 24 Jan. 2022
During this siege, several sturgeon in the 5-foot range jumped several times around the boat, landing with a giant whomp and whirl the size of a washtub.
—Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 23 May 2020
Verb
Last year, the Hoosiers got whomped in the two games against elite opposition (a 38-15 loss at Ohio State and a 27-17 loss at Notre Dame that was 27-3 with less than two minutes left).
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The opening line has been bet down a point, owing to all the Lions’ injuries at all three defensive levels as well as recency bias from Thanksgiving when the Bears bumbled their way out of a potential upset in Motown and the Packers whomped the Dolphins.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
The teams design flavorful fantastic creations, from edible spiders to a whomping willow tree.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
There’s a clear upside to the Florida Panthers getting whomped Saturday night.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2024
The Goons whomped on a number of unsuspecting victims in mob attacks in Gilbert and nearby communities over the course of a year, in several cases rendering people unconscious or bloodied.
—Abe Kwok, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
Former President Donald Trump is whomping Nikki Haley in her home state, according to the latest polls on the Republican opponents’ prospects in the South Carolina primary, scheduled for Feb. 24.
—Richard Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
As leader of the Conservative Party, Johnson won a whomping 80-seat majority in the House of Commons in 2019.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
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“Whomp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whomp. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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