Thump - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |θʌmp|  American pronunciation of the word thump
Brit.  |θʌmp|  British pronunciation of the word thump

noun

- a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) (syn: clump, clunk, thud, thumping)
- a heavy blow with the hand

verb

- move rhythmically (syn: beat, pound)
- make a dull sound (syn: thud)
- hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument (syn: poke, pound)
a bible-thumping Southern Baptist

Extra examples

The boat thumped against the side of the pier.

...thumped the desk with his hand as he delivered his speech...

The ball landed with a thump.

...gave her boyfriend a thump against the side of his head whenever he said something obnoxious...

It hurts Jane's sensitive ears to hear other people thumping out a tune on her piano.

We have thumped the them very well.

If you don't shut up, I'm going to thump you!

She thumped the table with her fist.

His feet thumped loudly on the bare boards.

He thumped his cup down on the table.

Stella came thumping down the stairs.

My heart was thumping inside my chest.

The box fell to the floor with a thump.

If he does that again, I'll give him a good thump.

Then ensued the applause of the spectators, with clap of hands, and thump of sticks.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: thump
he/she/it: thumps
present participle: thumping
past tense: thumped
past participle: thumped
noun
singular: thump
plural: thumps
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