Definition
Definition of umph - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
- The engine needs more umph to climb the hill.
2.
- The dish needs more umph to impress the judges.
Interjection
1.
- He lifted the box with a loud umph.
2.
- Umph, this is so frustrating.
3.
- Umph, that hit really hard.
Origin of umph
Imitative, sound of effort
Examples of umph in a sentence
His speech lacked the umph to inspire the crowd. The car's design lacks umph to attract buyers. Her speech had the umph needed to inspire the audience. With a final umph, she finished the race. He pushed the car with an umph. Umph, I can't believe this happened.
Umph, why is this so complicated? Umph, I fell on my back! Umph, that was a tough landing.
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- French:pêche, hop, ...
- German:Kraft, uff, ...
- Italian:potenza, uff, ...
- Spanish:fuerza extra, uf, ...
- Portuguese:potência extra, ufa, ...
- Chinese:力量, 唔, ...
- Japanese:力, よいしょ, ...
- Arabic:قُوَّة دَفْع, أوف, ...
- Hebrew:עָצְמָה, אוּף, ...
- Russian:сила, ух, ...
- Ukrainian:сила, ух, ...
- Hindi:बल, उम्फ, ...
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