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Synonyms for wham

Grammar : Verb

Spell : hwam, wam

Phonetic Transcription : ʰwæm, wæm

Définition of wham

Origin : "a heavy blow," 1923, of echoic origin.

Example sentences :

But considere also quod she in wham is blisfulnesse enhabite.
Extract from : « Chaucer's Translation of Boethius's 'De Consolatione Philosophiae' » by Geoffrey Chaucer

Why he used to spell “who” wha, and “have” hae, and “whom” wham!
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93., October 22, 1887 » by Various

I stepped out between acts for a breath of fresh air, and wham, a sack over the head and here I am.
Extract from : « The Hell Ship » by Raymond Alfred Palmer

There was a sudden catastrophic whooshing roar and, wham, a tree took flame for roots.
Extract from : « A Feast of Demons » by William Morrison

In a jiffy, I'd be going slippety-sizzle over the edge of the eaves and land with a wham at Poetry's feet.
Extract from : « Shenanigans at Sugar Creek » by Paul Hutchens

Is his dochter Jeanie, wham ye intend for my mither's servant, like her father?
Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX » by Alexander Leighton

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