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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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
PCMAG, 15 Mar. 2025
Sneaker squeaks were part of the in-arena chorus of sounds as were the thumps of bodies hitting the floor.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Dallas not only lost four of its last five regular-season games, it was thumped by at least 15 points in each of those losses.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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Noun
This, more than any textured thumps, added to the immersiveness.
—PCMAG, 15 Mar. 2025
Sneaker squeaks were part of the in-arena chorus of sounds as were the thumps of bodies hitting the floor.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
Nearly 90 minutes before the start of Saturday night’s match between San Diego FC and St. Louis City SC, fans lumbered down the supporters’ section to their seats behind Snapdragon Stadium’s north goal, drums in hand, and started thumping.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Dallas not only lost four of its last five regular-season games, it was thumped by at least 15 points in each of those losses.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thump
Noun
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The blustery winds muffled the clank of wheels and thud of hooves.—
Andrew Lawler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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But a trawler passed behind them, the roar of its engine drowning out the dull thuds of their rocks.—
Prianka Srinivasan Matthew Abbott,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The film, a part of the sprawling Marvel franchise, was approved for release in China before Washington and Beijing slapped tit-for-tat tariffs on each other.—
Casey Hall and Sophie Yu,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Local News In 2020, Jennifer Vasquez alleged he was kicked, slapped and shoved by husband In a 2020 protective order, Jennifer Vasquez alleged that her husband verbally abused, kicked, slapped, and shoved her.—
Mikenzie Frost,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Flames were licking the upper branches of tall trees.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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While investors are licking their wounds from a plunging stock market, and businesses brace for economic fallout, major investment banks are reaping extraordinary profits, according to Wall Street Journal.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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What’s 42 to 43? Into a black place of great blows from the little mountains from the sea came.—
John Berryman,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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With a blow of his whistle, all sorts of words applied: pandemonium, euphoria, mania.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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The actor, then 20, was at home that day with his family in Pompano Beach, Fla., when detectives knocked on the door.—
Brianne Tracy,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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And in Game 5, Doncic injured his back, James knocked knees and Reaves struggled with his outside shot and ability to create separation off drives.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
Verb
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Russia pounded Kyiv in an hourslong barrage Thursday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 87 in its deadliest assault on the Ukrainian capital since July.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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For those interested in exploring opportunities in the legal cannabis space, pounding the pavement can be a heady process.—
Iris Dorbian,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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When more officers got to the scene, while officers held Nichols' arms and hit him with a barrage of kicks, punches, baton strikes and pepper spray.—
Jack Armstrong,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Thunderstorms could arrive in two waves in some of these areas, with each round packing its own serious punch.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Guests can also hop a free shuttle to the hotel’s sister property, Skylark Negril Beach Resort, smack on Seven Mile Beach.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Someone on the other team took a shot at him, and the puck tipped right under his visor and hit him in the eye, squarely smacking him right in the eyeball.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Thump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thump. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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