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whoompf, int. (n.) (hwʊm(p)f) Also whoomph, etc. [Echoic.] (Expressing) a sudden, violent rushing sound, as when a quantity of flammable material bursts into flame. Cf. the synonymous woomph int. (n., adv.)1958 ‘W. Henry’ Seven Men at Mimbres Springs xv. 170 Then whoomff! land on it with all fours. ...
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woomph, int. (n., adv.) slang. (wuːmf, wʊmf) Also woomf. [Imitative.] (Expressing) a sound similar to a ‘whoof’ (whoof int. (n.) 2) but with a deeper or more resonant component. Cf. the synonymous whoompf int. (n.).1955 Earl Winterton Fifty Tumultuous Years 82 Two old gentlemen were dozing in their ...
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