crump
noun[C]
uk/krʌmp/us/krʌmp/aloud,heavysoundlike somethingheavyor made ofmetalhittinga hardsurface,especiallyasoundmade by anexplosion:
Thebrutalcrumpofanexplosionrattledthewindows.
There was the crumpofthemetaldoorslamming.
Bombs ormissileshitnearbytargetswithloudcrumps.
- She wasterrifiedby thethrobbingof theenginesof thebombersoverheadand the crump ofbombs.
- There was never adaywithoutairraidalertsor thedistant"crump" ofexplosions.
- Hesawflashesandsmokeon theairstripabouthalfamileaway,followedbynoisycrumps.
- Beforeparkingsensors, thetime-honouredmethodofparkingwaseasingthecargentlybackwardsuntil youhearda crump.
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- chuff
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- ding
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- pip
- plunk
- putter
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- squelch
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
crump
verb[I]
uk/krʌmp/us/krʌmp/to make aloud,heavysoundlike somethingheavyor made ofmetalhittinga hardsurface:
Mortars crumped, and from theeastcame theshriekof 88-millimetershells.
Theirheavybootscrump on theground.
- Sheheardhisbodycrump onto thefloorbehind her.
- Wehearddeep, crumpingnoiseslikeexplodingshells.
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- chuff
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- ding
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- pip
- plunk
- putter
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- squelch
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh