crump
Example Sentences
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Ghost doesn't flinch at the crump of a shell landing nearby.
From BBC
We hear the drills and the crump of the digger.
From BBC
With a crump, Russian shells are fired from their positions 900m away across snow-covered fields.
From BBC
Nearby, the bursts of gunfire and crump of explosions signal Raz Mohammed, 23, to begin his nightly routine of moving his four children to the basement.
From New York Times
The mortar shell was in the air for what felt like a minute before it hit the ground with a distant crump.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
