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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George Ramsay, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Almanza has steadily gotten more comfortable back at the helm, and now has his Bobcats on the verge of claiming a playoff berth as Byron Nelson thumped Northwest ISD rival Justin Northwest 41-3 in a District 4-6A game Friday at Northwest ISD Stadium.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025
New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
The Skullcandy Crusher Evo headphones are all about feeling every thump, and beat.
—PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
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Verb
There, Fonseca thumped 29 winners to see off Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the final, while his average forehand speed was clocked at 81 miles per hour.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Almanza has steadily gotten more comfortable back at the helm, and now has his Bobcats on the verge of claiming a playoff berth as Byron Nelson thumped Northwest ISD rival Justin Northwest 41-3 in a District 4-6A game Friday at Northwest ISD Stadium.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
There is a 480cc bass chamber however, for more satisfying low end thump indoors or out.
—New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
The Skullcandy Crusher Evo headphones are all about feeling every thump, and beat.
—PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for thump
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“Thump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thump. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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