wham

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wæm/
(without the wine–whine merger) IPA^(key): /hwæm/
Rhymes: -æm

Noun

wham (plural whams)

a forceful blow
the sound of such a blow; a thud

Interjection

wham

the sound of a forceful blow
Wham! The truck hit the wall.

Verb

wham (third-person singular simple present whams, present participle whamming, simple past and past participle whammed)

to strike or smash (into) something with great force or impact

Related terms

whammy

Anagrams

hawm, mwah

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