crump
Example Sentences
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Just a few miles from Russian trenches in eastern Ukraine, the crump of incoming Russian artillery shells from howitzers, rockets and mortars last Friday was almost nonstop.
From New York Times
Ghost doesn't flinch at the crump of a shell landing nearby.
From BBC
The hamlet was silent except for birdsong and the crump of artillery fire in the distance.
From Reuters
The crump of Ukrainian air defences could be heard in the distance as we were led into a basement, to be met with the sight of dozens of prisoners taking shelter from the Russian attack.
From BBC
We hear the drills and the crump of the digger.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
