flump

English

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare plunk.

Verb

flump (third-person singular simple present flumps, present participle flumping, simple past and past participle flumped)

  1. (intransitive) To move or fall heavily, or with a dull sound.
  2. (transitive) To drop something heavily or with a dull sound.

Translations

Noun

flump (plural flumps)

  1. The dull sound so produced.

Synonyms

References

  • OED 2nd edition 1989

Anagrams

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