flump
Fall down loosely
Flump captures the sound and action of dropping or falling heavily and loosely, landing with a dull thud.
As a verb, it describes flopping down without much care or grace: She flumped onto the couch after a long day.
The noun refers to the sound itself or the act of making it.
The word is onomatopoeic, evoking the soft, weighted impact of something—or someone—hitting a surface.
Dull impact noise
- plopSoft dropping sound
- thumpHeavy dull blow
- whompStrike forcefully with impact
- splatWet striking sound
flop · plunk · squelch · thwack · smack · whump · plonk · clunk
Fall or release
thud
Dull impact noise
splat · flop · plunk · squelch · thwack · smack · whump · plonk · clunk · slap
drop
Fall or release
plop down · tumble · topple · sprawl · keel over · sag · crumple
cushion
Stuffed fabric for comfort
padding · beanbag · mattress · sofa · armchair · upholstery · squish · squash · bounce · give
collapse
Sudden structural failure
sprawl · flop · keel over · give out · fall back · let go · surrender · unwind · decompress