Thesaurus results for THUMP

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noun

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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verb

ˈthəmp

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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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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Noun

In Guyana’s capital city of Georgetown, neighbors can still hear the thumps. —

Tyler Jett, Des Moines Register, 21 Jan. 2026 Twitchy enough to line up off the edge or run with a tight end in the slot, Fisher (6-1, 231) is a bit small but brings enough thump to be the type of linebacker who never has to leave the field. —

Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026

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Fittingly, the song’s thumping beat is heard twice, real loud, in Rosebush Pruning, Karim Aїnouz’s high-gloss, pitch-dark satire about an American family described by one of its scions as mediocre, vapid egotists, who will never have to work thanks to a large inheritance. —

David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026 Delap’s lay-off begged to be converted and Neto duly thumped the ball in for Chelsea’s fourth. —

Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for thump

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Noun

The stack tilted, then dropped in one piece before striking the ground with a heavy thud.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 2026
Muffled thuds are heard, and the crying stops.

— Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026