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

Though ashen, the convex steel form still resonates to the rhythmic thump of her hands. —

Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026 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

Verb

The storm was expected to begin Friday in New Mexico and Texas, with the worst weather moving east into the Deep South before heading up the coast and thumping New England with snow. —

Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2026 The Seahawks just thumped the 49ers and are perhaps the league’s hottest team. —

Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for thump

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Sidney Crosby was silent, Evgeni Malkin’s misplay led to a goal and Erik Karlsson was responsible for two other goals against as the Penguins saw their six-game winning streak end with a thud in a 3-2 setback against the Ottawa Senators on Monday at PPG Paints Arena.

— Josh Yohe, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
At about two this morning, the familiar howl of air-raid sirens woke me in the center of Kyiv, followed by the low thuds of anti-aircraft cannons attempting to shoot down Russian drones.

— Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026