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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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
Coastal Carolina has lost its last two games, including a 51-7 thumping at South Carolina in a non-conference encounter last week.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Still, a platoon of Gilbert and Wiemer doesn’t project to provide much thump offensively.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
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Verb
Reinildo Mandava won a penalty, Enzo Le Fee thumped it home and from there Sunderland settled.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
Coastal Carolina has lost its last two games, including a 51-7 thumping at South Carolina in a non-conference encounter last week.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Noun
Jittery drum programming and shrouding reverb screams Minneapolis in the ‘80s, but the wonky thump and the multiplicity of vocal tracks are just as suggestive of D’Angelo or the raw pain of a Frank Ocean.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Still, a platoon of Gilbert and Wiemer doesn’t project to provide much thump offensively.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
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“Thump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thump. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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