wham

English

Pronunciation

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

Noun

wham (plural whams)

1. a forceful blow
2. the sound of such a blow; a thud

Interjection

wham

1. 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)

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

Related terms

• whammy

Anagrams

• hawm, mwah