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Definition of wham

wham

/wæm/
wham
Plural:whams
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Past Simple:whammed
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Past Participle:whammed
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Present Participle:whamming
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wham Lexical Profile

wham Game Scores & Validity

• interjection

1

Used to imitate or represent the loud sound of a sudden, heavy impact, collision, or explosion.

Example

"The heavy wooden door swung shut in the wind and, wham, the glass pane shattered."

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• noun

1

A forceful blow, heavy impact, or the loud, resonant sound produced by such a strike.

Example

"We heard a loud wham from the garage when the stacked boxes toppled over."

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• verb

1

To strike, hit, or crash into something forcibly with a loud impact.

Example

"The runaway shopping cart whammed into the lamppost at the bottom of the hill."

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• Rhymes for wham

• Nearby Words

whalebone
whaler
whaling
wham
whammy
whangaehu
whanganui

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in the early 20th century, the word is of imitative origin, created to mimic the sound of a heavy impact or blow.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Wham. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/wham
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