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thump
[ thuhmp ]
noun
- a blow with something thick and heavy, producing a dull sound; a heavy knock.
- the sound made by or as if by such a blow.
verb (used with object)
- to strike or beat with something thick and heavy, so as to produce a dull sound; pound.
- (of an object) to strike against (something) heavily and noisily.
- Informal. to thrash severely.
verb (used without object)
- to strike, beat, or fall heavily, with a dull sound.
- to walk with heavy steps; pound.
- to palpitate or beat violently, as the heart.
thump
/ θʌmp /
noun
- the sound of a heavy solid body hitting or pounding a comparatively soft surface
- a heavy blow with the hand
he gave me a thump on the back
verb
- tr to strike or beat heavily; pound
- intr to throb, beat, or pound violently
his heart thumped with excitement
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Derived Forms
- ˈthumper, noun
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Other Words From
- thumper noun
- un·thumped adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
He picked up a large stick and lobbed it through the trees; it crashed through branches, and we heard it land with a thump.
The first day I arrived, I had heard the sound in my hotel in Shahre Nau, a deep thump, and shivered.
Conservatives are far more eager to thump their chests about these things.
In the end, Silverman hurled her microphone to the floor with an ear-splitting thump, and made a quick getaway.
From somewhere in the thicket below a muffled thump, thump, thump came up to them, as though some one was wielding an ax.
Simultaneously, Bud swung his feet to the cold floor with a thump designed solely to inform Cash that Bud was getting up.
His head was still sore from that great thump against the apple tree.
Then the same strange thump, thump, thump, was heard going down the trail again.
Never again did the woman hear that strange thump, thump, thump; and never again did the bear call to see if she were at home.
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