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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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Reunion Island storm kills at least 3 PARIS -- French police said at least three people were killed when a tropical storm packing fierce winds and torrential rains thumped the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion on Friday.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Alonso slots back into the Mets lineup and fits perfectly behind new teammate Juan Soto, providing exactly the kind of right-handed thump the Mets were lacking.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Verb
House music typically thumps at 120-130 beats per minute, in 4/4 time.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Reunion Island storm kills at least 3 PARIS -- French police said at least three people were killed when a tropical storm packing fierce winds and torrential rains thumped the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion on Friday.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
But there’s thump, there’s just an understanding of situations, ability to use the whole field.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Alonso slots back into the Mets lineup and fits perfectly behind new teammate Juan Soto, providing exactly the kind of right-handed thump the Mets were lacking.
—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 24 Mar. 2025.
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