as in thud
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
In frustration, she gave the jammed copier a thump with her fist.
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1
as in to slap
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
thumped the desk with his hand as he delivered his speech
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2
as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
playfully knocked his younger brother down and began to thump him with a foam bat
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Recent Examples of thump
Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
The bass-forward design might not generate the best mids but the end result still delivers clarity and thump for casual and music-loving listeners alike.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 1 May 2025
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
Music thumped through the powerful speakers as specks of rain fell from the sky, but luckily the serious rain held off until much later in the evening.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 31 May 2025
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Noun
Their bodies sway to the rhythmic thumps of the hypnotic music, composed by the French artist Kangding Ray.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
The bass-forward design might not generate the best mids but the end result still delivers clarity and thump for casual and music-loving listeners alike.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 1 May 2025
Verb
Unsurprisingly, the setting is a dance club bathed in eye-searing neon and the clash is accompanied by thumping techno music, deftly integrated into Tyler Bates and Joel J. Richard’s pulse-pounding synth score (along with an occasional whisper of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake).
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
Music thumped through the powerful speakers as specks of rain fell from the sky, but luckily the serious rain held off until much later in the evening.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thump
Noun
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Then, the film falls with a thud, never to rise again.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 June 2025
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One struck a police cruiser with a thud, prompting a big cheer.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
Verb
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These nimble vehicles are built to precise specs, and capturing racing footage from the driver's point of view isn't as simple as slapping a GoPro on and calling it a day.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
16 June 2025
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The experience was shared on Reddit, where the passenger detailed how the person seated behind him, in first class nonetheless, repeatedly tapped and slapped the person's head and hat to awaken him to help retrieve a lost earbud.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2025
Verb
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Two new friends spent the afternoon chatting, licking our deliciously unexpected delights and beginning a life-long bond.—
Susan Cunningham Euker,
Baltimore Sun,
14 June 2025
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The viral post opens with a quiet, intimate moment: the Labrador sits beside her puppy, gently licking her head.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
Noun
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The Senate parliamentarian's guidance has delivered several blows to key GOP provisions, including an effort to exclude undocumented immigrants from receiving Medicaid benefits and a plan to lower provider taxes, which states use to help fund their portion of Medicaid costs.—
June 27,
CBS News,
27 June 2025
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The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump’s tax cut and spending bill does not adhere to the chamber’s procedural rules, delivering a crucial blow as Republicans rush to finish the package this week.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark got hit in the eye and knocked to the ground, while also doing some shoving of her own, during a testy and physical game against the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night in Indianapolis.—
Chuck Schilken,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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Immediately after being traded and added to the team’s group chat, the chirps started flying. Bennett, who knocked Marchand out of a couple games of the playoffs last year with a controversial hit, was the first victim.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2025
Verb
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The left-hander got pounded a year ago and thumped again in his first taste of big-league action for eight runs in five innings against the Washington Nationals.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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Kamala Harris pounded Joe Biden over his stances on busing from the 1970s—a long-ago dispute that even became fodder for J.D. Vance in 2024.—
Andrew Yang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Unlike most fruity orange sauces, the Pickled Prince version isn’t sugar-forward — kumquats have the perfect mixture of sweet punch and pucker to complement the habanero.—
Ahmed Ali Akbar,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2025
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Rodgers could work wonders with a one-two punch of DK Metcalf and Watson.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
Verb
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The Giants haven’t had a 30-homer hitter in a single season since Bonds smacked 45 in 2004.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
16 June 2025
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Fifteen years ago, smack in the middle of Barack Obama's first term, amid the rapid rise of social media and a slow recovery from the Great Recession, a professor at the University of Connecticut issued a stark warning: the United States was heading into a decade of growing political instability.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 June 2025
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“Thump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thump. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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