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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Chintan Shah, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Ada Hegerberg’s thumping equaliser for Norway against hosts Switzerland was a good advert for getting it in the mixer, and getting your best striker on the end of the cross.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 6 July 2025
Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
On the footage, the sound is a muffled thump, and neither Rush nor Foss seemed alarmed.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Verb
But when paired with data, that heart thumps a bit louder.
—Chintan Shah, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Ada Hegerberg’s thumping equaliser for Norway against hosts Switzerland was a good advert for getting it in the mixer, and getting your best striker on the end of the cross.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 6 July 2025
Noun
Above her, the sweeping halo scoreboard glowed, flashing beneath the thump of blasting pop anthems.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
On the footage, the sound is a muffled thump, and neither Rush nor Foss seemed alarmed.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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“Thump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thump. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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