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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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2025
Seemingly bending the laws of physics, Wood thumped an inside pitch to the left-field seats in a recent home game.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 23 May 2025
As its infectious message, hip hop hook, gentle-against-forceful thump, radiates further into the zeitgeist expect it be heard everywhere.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
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Verb
Russell thumped a powerful header past Sporting goalkeeper John Pulskamp for a 1-0 lead.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2025
Seemingly bending the laws of physics, Wood thumped an inside pitch to the left-field seats in a recent home game.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
Noun
On my final evening after the game drive, a flute whines and drums thump in the distance.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 23 May 2025
As its infectious message, hip hop hook, gentle-against-forceful thump, radiates further into the zeitgeist expect it be heard everywhere.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 15 June 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 9 Jul. 2025.
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