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thump

[ thuhmp ]

noun

  1. a blow with something thick and heavy, producing a dull sound; a heavy knock.
  2. the sound made by or as if by such a blow.


verb (used with object)

  1. to strike or beat with something thick and heavy, so as to produce a dull sound; pound.
  2. (of an object) to strike against (something) heavily and noisily.
  3. Informal. to thrash severely.

verb (used without object)

  1. to strike, beat, or fall heavily, with a dull sound.
  2. to walk with heavy steps; pound.
  3. to palpitate or beat violently, as the heart.

thump

/ θʌmp /

noun

  1. the sound of a heavy solid body hitting or pounding a comparatively soft surface
  2. a heavy blow with the hand

    he gave me a thump on the back

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. tr to strike or beat heavily; pound
  2. intr to throb, beat, or pound violently

    his heart thumped with excitement

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈthumper, noun
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Other Words From

  • thumper noun
  • un·thumped adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thump1

First recorded in 1530–40; imitative
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thump1

C16: related to Icelandic, Swedish dialect dumpa to thump; see thud , bump
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Example Sentences

The vibrometer measures the vibration of the surface and translates it into airborne sound that humans can hear, revealing an acoustic barrage of thumps, scrapes and buzzes.

Listening to the deadmau5 track “4Ware,” I could feel the thump of the kick drum more than I’d expect from 5-inch drivers.

However, on music made for the bass to be felt as well as heard, the high Bass Boost can really help lay that extra thump on your chest.

Biles was solid throughout the routine, punctuating each skill with the confident thump of a solid landing on the beam.

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It delivers plenty of thump while removing more fear that it could get ruined rolling around in the sand or falling in the water.

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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