thump

[US]/θʌmp/
[UK]/θʌmp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. to strike heavily; to beat rapidly
n. a heavy blow with a thudding sound

Phrases & Collocations

thump loudly

hear a thump

Example Sentences

the thumping cadence of the engines.

thump a glass on the table

a thumping victory at the polls

a thumping success; a thumping party.

Philip thumped down on the settee.

I felt a thump on my back.

the thumping beat of her heart.

We heard a thump as he fell.

He was thumping the keys of the piano.

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his sixth novel is a thumping 400-page doorstop.

I was assaulted by the thump and slew of the van.

Holman thumped the desk with his hand.

he thumps the drums for all he's worth.

The shutters thumped the wall in the wind.

Ignoring the thump of her footless stump,

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