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[ hwam, wam ] / ʰwæm, wæm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wham ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna loud sound produced by an explosion or sharp impact: the wham of a pile driver. a forcible impact. interjection(used as an exclamation suggestive of a loud slam, blow, or the like). verb (used with or without object), whammed, wham·ming.to hit or make a forcible impact, especially one producing a loud sound: The boat whammed into the dock. He whammed the door shut. adverbAlso whammo. abruptly; with startling suddenness: The car ran wham up against the building. Origin of whamFirst recorded in 1730–40; imitative Words nearby whamWhales, whale shark, whalesucker, whaling, whaling port, wham, whammo, whammy, whanau, whang, Whangarei Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whamOne day you reach down to pick up a bag, sleep in an awkward position, or fall on the street, and— WHAM— your back gets injured. Is Your Chair Killing You? The Consequences of Comfort|Daniel E. Lieberman|October 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST Sure, the standard carols and tracks by the likes of the Beach Boys, Wham! Twelve Christmas Song Fails: John Travolta, Justin Bieber & More (VIDEO)|Kevin Fallon|December 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST There’s Muslim-baiting imagery borrowed from 24 and an absurd ‘80s nostalgia sing-along that would make the boys from Wham! The Top 10 Weirdest Campaign Ads|John Avlon|August 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST Her pregnancy was heralded in the Sun with the headline “Wham Bam Sam Cam.” Move Over, Michelle|Olivia Cole|May 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
I stepped out between acts for a breath of fresh air, and wham, a sack over the head and here I am. The Hell Ship|Raymond Alfred Palmer Why he used to spell “who” wha, and “have” hae, and “whom” wham! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93., October 22, 1887|Various Is his dochter Jeanie, wham ye intend for my mither's servant, like her father? Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX|Alexander Leighton There was a sudden catastrophic whooshing roar and, wham, a tree took flame for roots. A Feast of Demons|William Morrison But considere also quod she in wham is blisfulnesse enhabite. Chaucer's Translation of Boethius's 'De Consolatione Philosophiae'|Geoffrey Chaucer
British Dictionary definitions for wham
nouna forceful blow or impact or the sound produced by such a blow or impact interjectionan exclamation imitative of this sound verb whams, whamming or whammedto strike or cause to strike with great force Word Origin for whamC20: of imitative origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to whamblow, smash, crash, knock, bang, slam, strike, whack, whammy |