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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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
But the volume and intensity of the songs—with thumping sub-bass and lightning-crack drums—were visceral.
—Daniel Dylan Wray, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2025
Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
The result is that the sonic boom becomes a sonic thump of 60 dB to 80 dB, or about that of a car door closing for those on the ground.
—David Szondy
october 28, New Atlas, 28 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Detroit thumped Chicago 52-21 one week after a season-opening loss to Green Bay.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
But the volume and intensity of the songs—with thumping sub-bass and lightning-crack drums—were visceral.
—Daniel Dylan Wray, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
The windshield repels the huddled form and the thump on the pavement sounds like a rebuke.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
The result is that the sonic boom becomes a sonic thump of 60 dB to 80 dB, or about that of a car door closing for those on the ground.
—David Szondy
october 28, New Atlas, 28 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 12 Nov. 2025.
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