crump
Heavy explosive sound
Crump is a verb meaning to crunch or make a crunching sound, or to explode with a heavy thud.
It saw particular use in World War I for the sound of shells bursting: We heard the crump of artillery in the distance.
As a noun, it names that sound itself.
The word is onomatopoeic and largely archaic outside military contexts.
crunch
Crushing, grinding noise
crinkle · rustle · crisp · snap · crack · pop · crackle · bite · chew · gnaw
- crumple upCompress by crushing
- crumpled paperSqueezed, wrinkled page
- crumpled up
- crumple zoneDesigned-to-deform safety structure
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