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Another word for wham

Noun

  1. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke

    2. See also:

    strike

    attack

  2. A forceful movement causing a loud noise

    3. See also:

    strike

Another word for wham

Verb

  1. To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply

    2. Idioms:
    See also:

    strike

    attack

© Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Another word for wham

Noun
    2. See also:

    blow

© WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Sentence Examples

  • For every Madonna, Michael Jackson and Wham! who made it big (no pun intended, Wham! fans), in the 1980s, there was a one-hit wonder who scored an equally huge chart-topping hit.

  • Michael and Ridgeley, two school chums from Watford, England, weren't together on the music scene for long, but Wham! left a distinct impression.

  • Everyone from Paul Young, Elvis Costello, The Style Council to Wham had backing singers â whether they needed them or not.

  • Jordan goes wham into the Cherub, knocking her out the window along with him.

  • wham right.

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