flump
flump · flumps · flumped · flumping
To move or fall heavily, or with a dull soundTo move or fall heavily, or with a dull sound.
/flʌmp/
» Heaving a great sigh I plunk my bread on the table and flump onto the chair.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To move or fall heavily, or with a dull sound.
fall heavily
(transitive)To drop something heavily or with a dull sound.
Examples
1 sentencesHeaving a great sigh I plunk my bread on the table and flump onto the chair.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Onomatopoeic. Compare plunk.Onomatopoeic. Compare plunk.
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Forms
flumps, flumping, flumped, flumpedSynonyms
9 synonymsClose in meaning
- fall heavily:flump down
- set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise:plankplonkplopplunkplump downplunk downplump
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedflump down
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle