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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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2025
Behind Givens’ three-run triple, the Raiders who had rallied from an early deficit, got some insurance and then thumped visiting South Fork 10-1 for the Class 5A regional championship, sending St. Thomas Aquinas (16-12) to its first state softball final four since 2017.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2025
David Oliver, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
Outlook Single Double Triple Homer Texas moved quickly to bring in Pederson after trading Nathaniel Lowe, sacrificing a lot of fielding value but maintaining similar left-handed thump for the lineup.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Keller forces Game 3, dumps Prosper Keller scored 10 runs in the fifth and sixth innings combined as the Indians forced a Game 3 with Prosper by thumping the Eagles 10-2 in Game 2 of their Class 6A Division I regional semifinal series on Friday, Mary 23, at Dallas Jesuit High School.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2025
Behind Givens’ three-run triple, the Raiders who had rallied from an early deficit, got some insurance and then thumped visiting South Fork 10-1 for the Class 5A regional championship, sending St. Thomas Aquinas (16-12) to its first state softball final four since 2017.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Noun
My heart thumps, in sync with the pitter-patter of feet on the ground.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
Outlook Single Double Triple Homer Texas moved quickly to bring in Pederson after trading Nathaniel Lowe, sacrificing a lot of fielding value but maintaining similar left-handed thump for the lineup.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Thump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thump. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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