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

His first experiments at 170 BPM took the form of ambient music, a new way to frame his signature melodies and pads removed from the 4/4 thump of techno and house. —

Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 6 Feb. 2026 Director Ric Roman Waugh has a nice, gritty visual style and the fists and bullets land hard here, less stylish balletic and more thump thump. —

Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026

Verb

There are some of the director’s characteristic flourishes along the way, and the tone is set early; thumping Kasabian track ‘Days Are Forgotten’ plays in the opening credits, leading into a prison-yard fight moments into the first episode. —

Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026 Too often on Rogers Arena ice, in games when the Canucks are overmatched and easily thumped by a far too superior side, the third period has turned into a points night for the visiting side. —

Thomas Drance, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for thump

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The room fills with the sound of meditative thuds against caribou skin drums and the haunting, throaty vocals of several Tasiilaq men and women.

— Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
Scream 4 landed with a thud upon release, but history has rescued its reputation among die-hards.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026