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tub-thumping

[tuhb-thuhmp]

tub-thump

[tuhb-thuhmp]
verb (used without object) Informal.
to promote something or express opinions vociferously.
tub-thump·er, noun

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tub-thump·er

[tuhb-thuhm-per]
noun
a vociferous supporter or promoter, as of a cause.

Origin:
1655–65

tub-thump·ing, noun, adjective
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tub-thumping
 
adj
1.  (of a speech or speaker) noisy, violent, or ranting
 
n
2.  noisy, violent, or ranting public speaking

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