Flump

Quick meaning: Flump is an interjection meaning A sound of something moving or falling heavily, or with a dull sound.

Meaning

A sound of something moving or falling heavily, or with a dull sound.

More Meanings

1. An instance of the dull sound so produced.
2. A type of large marshmallow.
3. (by extension) A fat out-of-shape person.
4. (intransitive) To move or fall heavily, or with a dull sound.
5. (transitive) To drop something heavily or with a dull sound.

Example Sentences

The bird going "flump!" at the end of Barton Fink.

In reality I felt like a fat flump, my belly still bulging like a saggy balloon.

So it means you'll always have room for ice cream, flumps, strawberry sauce and a chocolate flake.

"Now again." The boy readies himself. The other children stand and stare. Parents look on expectantly. Flump . . . he lands on his back.

Word Forms

• flumpf
• flumps
• flumping
• flumped

Synonyms for flump

Depending on context, synonyms include plunk, thud, plump, plop, plank, plonk.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include plunk, plonk, plop, plump, plank, flop.

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