thumped; thumping; thumps
1
: to strike or beat with or as if with something thick or heavy so as to cause a dull sound
4
: to produce (music) mechanically or in a mechanical manner
—usually used with out
thumped out a tune on the piano
1
a
: to inflict a thump
b
: to make or move with a thumping sound
2
: to make a vigorous endorsement
got a couple of … senators to thump for him—
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thumper
noun
: a blow or knock with or as if with something blunt or heavy
also
: the sound made by such a blow
Examples of thump in a Sentence
Verb
The boat thumped against the side of the pier.
thumped the desk with his hand as he delivered his speech
Noun
The ball landed with a thump.
gave her boyfriend a thump against the side of his head whenever he said something obnoxious
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Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
The French superstar was in devastating form, converting a delicate lob, a skillful individual run and a thumping left-foot drive to decisively prove that his slow start in Madrid has well and truly come to an end.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025
For those who want a deeper and more resonant sound, there’s a bass boost button to add more thump to the beat.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Priory thumped Sacred Heart Cathedral 62-42. – Darren Sabedra
MITTY BOYS WIN IN GRITTY FASHION
Despite being held to fewer than 40 points, Mitty found a way to win a road playoff game.
—Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
The French superstar was in devastating form, converting a delicate lob, a skillful individual run and a thumping left-foot drive to decisively prove that his slow start in Madrid has well and truly come to an end.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
Still, despite how hip all the kids were, when the music picked up, the crowd had trouble syncing their bouncing to the thump of the beats—understandable because the StepTeam production style is based around sporadic bursts of rattling percussion with the wobbly rhythms of a mountain bike race.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025
For those who want a deeper and more resonant sound, there’s a bass boost button to add more thump to the beat.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Thump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thump. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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