Meaning

4 senses

  1. (informal, transitive)To smash or strike (someone or something) with great force or impact; to slam, to whack.

  2. (informal, transitive)To propel (something) with great force by kicking, striking, throwing, etc.

  3. (informal, intransitive)To smash or strike with great force or impact.

    strike hard

  4. (informal, intransitive)To move quickly or loudly.

Origin

Onomatopoeic, representing the sound of an object being slammed against something.

Onomatopoeic, representing the sound of an object being slammed against something.

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Forms

whams, whamming, whammed, whammed
Base formwham · to wham
3rd person singularwhams
Present participlewhamming
Past simplewhammed
Past participlewhammed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theywham
he, she, itwhams

Past simpleLesson

all personswhammed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave whammed
he, she, ithas whammed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill wham

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Derivedwhammer

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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