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noun

ˈ(h)wam How to pronounce wham (audio)
Definition of whamnext
as in thud
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument gave the TV a good wham with her fist, and suddenly the picture came back on

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wham

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verb

as in to smack

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Recent Examples of wham
Noun
Easy drinking 100% Merlot with 14% alcohol with flavors that include dark licorice, cinnamon and nutmeg and a wham of a finish. — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025 Bryan Ferry, Brian Eno and company made their wham-bam-glam debut on ‘Roxy Music’ 50 years ago. — Jill Krajewski, SPIN, 8 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wham
  1. thud
  2. smack
  3. blow
  4. hit
  5. thump
  6. whack
  7. slap
  8. box
Noun
  • Financial markets ended a tumultuous week with a thud, as stocks tumbled for a second straight day on concerns about the economic fallout from new U.S. tariffs and the prospects of a global trade war.
    — Alain Sherter, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Asian equities ended the week with a thud as Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, and Malaysia fell more than -1% as tariff talk (terror?) curtails animal spirits and Indonesia closed for Hindu Saka New Year.
    — Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of thud
Verb
  • Pennsylvania’s drift to the right was the fourth largest of the seven, smack in the middle.
    — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Still, the Yankees managed to make things interesting in the ninth inning, as Volpe smacked a three-run homer off Arizona lefty A.J. Puk to cut the deficit to one.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of smack
Noun
  • The endorsement was a boon to Mr. Cuomo, 67, and a blow to his rivals.
    — Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The result is just tit-for-tat subversion and another blow to America’s supposedly nonpartisan system of justice.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of blow
Verb
  • With all the injuries hitting the Nuggets, Gordon has been a go-to player for the team.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of hit
Noun
  • Rami Sinno is crouched beside a filing cabinet, wrestling a beach-ball sized disc out of a box, when a dull thump echoes around his laboratory.
    — Billy Perrigo, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Then the silence was broken by the loud thump of Olive’s .38/40.
    — Horace R. Hinkley, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of thump
Verb
  • Right now, Trump and Congress could whack Medicaid and give Newsom a solid rationale for cutting way back on healthcare for undocumented Californians.
    — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Alas, the thick-headed goon that Vito sends to whack Frank in the lobby of his lux Manhattan apartment building (a swollen and unrecognizable Cosmo Jarvis as the aptly named Vincent Gigante) fails to follow through with a double-tap, and Frank survives with a scratch to the head.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of whack
Noun
  • Two minutes later, Pastrnak redirected a slap pass from Morgan Geekie into the net to tie it 2-all.
    — Jimmy Golen, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Closing the door to these studios during the extreme hype of a console’s launch window would be a slap to the face.
    — Jason Evangelho, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of slap
Verb
  • There was also Crown Royal, a gallon of Grey Goose Vodka, Hennessy XO and boxed wine.
    — Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Leonard Ellerbe helped boxing icon Floyd Mayweather Jr. make millions of dollars.
    — Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of box

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“Wham.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wham. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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