whamexclamation
uk/wæm/us/wæm/informalwham exclamation (SOUND)
used to suggest the sound of a sudden hit:
The boys in the cartoon were punching each other - wham, zap!
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: sounds used as interjections
- achoo
- bam
- blah
- cor
- duh
- er
- hah
- humph
- oops
- ow
- phooey
- shush
- tsk
- tut
- uh
- uh-oh
- uh-uh
- whoops
- yada yada yada
- zzz
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wham exclamation (SUDDENLY)
used to show that something you are describing happened suddenly:
Everything was fine until, wham, the wire snapped.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: sounds used as interjections
- achoo
- bam
- blah
- cor
- duh
- er
- hah
- humph
- oops
- ow
- phooey
- shush
- tsk
- tut
- uh
- uh-oh
- uh-uh
- whoops
- yada yada yada
- zzz
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