noun

crump

kruhmp

noun

A dull, heavy thud, especially the sound of a distant explosion.

"Soldiers in the trenches learned to recognise the crump of incoming shells."

verb

To make that kind of muffled, heavy thudding sound.

"The mortar rounds crumped somewhere beyond the ridge."

How to Use Crump

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA word for the heavy "thud" sound of something like a distant explosion.

When to use it

Mostly seen in military or historical writing, especially about artillery.

Word Forms

more crump comparative, more crump comparative, crumped past tense, crumped past tense, crumps plural, Crumps plural, crumps singular, crumps singular, most crump superlative, most crump superlative

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Etymology

Believed to imitate the sound itself — the word was coined to echo the dull thud of an explosion.

Rhymes for crump

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