flump

[ fluhmp ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to plump down suddenly or heavily; flop.

noun

1. the act or sound of flumping.

Word History and Origins

Origin of flump¹

First recorded in 1810–20; blend of of flop + plump ²

Example Sentences

Win took time to draw breath and finished the sum correctly "I should have gone flump over the next!"

From Project Gutenberg

The book dropped from his hand and fell with a flump on the floor.

From Project Gutenberg