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
Synonyms
Verb
- bang
- bash
- bat
- belt
- biff
- bludgeon
- bob
- bonk
- bop
- box
- bust
- clap
- clip
- clobber
- clock
- clout
- crack
- hammer
- hit
- knock
- nail
- paste
- pound
- punch
- rap
- slam
- slap
- slog
- slug
- smack
- smite
- sock
- strike
- swat
- swipe
- tag
- thwack
- wallop
- whack
- whale
- zap
Noun
- bang
- bash
- bat
- beat
- belt
- biff
- blow
- bop
- box
- buffet
- bust
- chop
- clap
- clip
- clout
- crack
- cuff
- dab
- douse [British]
- fillip
- hack
- haymaker
- hit
- hook
- knock
- larrup [dialect]
- lash
- lick
- pelt
- pick
- plump
- poke
- pound
- punch
- rap
- slam
- slap
- slug
- smack
- smash
- sock
- spank
- stinger
- stripe
- stroke
- swat
- swipe
- switch
- thud
- thwack
- wallop
- welt
- whack
- wham
- whop
- whap
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
Starmer won a thumping majority in July’s election but has seen his government’s popularity plummet following a series of missteps, with a recent YouGov poll showing only 18 percent of the public approved of its performance.
—Chris Morris, Fortune Europe, 14 Oct. 2024
Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
The group’s classic instrumentation got a new scaffolding of Jersey club drums, roiling sub-bass and reggaeton thump.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
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Verb
The 49ers muddled through wins over Seattle and Arizona, got thumped by the Baltimore Ravens on Christmas night, clinched the top seed with a so-so road win against Washington and then rested starters in a meaningless loss to the Rams.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
Starmer won a thumping majority in July’s election but has seen his government’s popularity plummet following a series of missteps, with a recent YouGov poll showing only 18 percent of the public approved of its performance.
—Chris Morris, Fortune Europe, 14 Oct. 2024
Noun
The single shot rings out and then a thump as the animal hits the ground.
—Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
The group’s classic instrumentation got a new scaffolding of Jersey club drums, roiling sub-bass and reggaeton thump.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Thump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thump. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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