thumps 1 of 2

plural of thump

thumps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of thump
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Recent Examples of thumps
Verb
A couple of good back slaps and thumps from the adoring crowd. Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025 In one incident, a predator, confirmed by a state biologist to have been a wolf, attacked an elk on the front steps of a home in Sierra County as the college-age son of the owner cowered inside, alone and afraid amid the growls and thumps that were shaking the front door. Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thumps
Verb
  • The cilantro is key because its chlorophyllic sharpness slaps the stupor out of the starchy beans.
    Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Richter asks before leaning on a chair upside down as Slater slaps his butt again.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Posted to the account @maisythemarshmallow on September 19, the video shows the dog, named Maisy, lying calmly as the cat snuggles up and licks her face.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
  • When asked the question, the owl takes the lollipop and licks it three times before chomping down on its hard shell exterior and handing the stick back to the child.
    Moná Thomas, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The assailant stopped mid-speech and delivered two blows straight to Antao’s face.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Large companies can absorb the blows, but the dry cleaner, toy importer, or family-run retailer cannot.
    Jacob Bennett, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bubba purposefully knocks a girl down with a dodgeball, and when Mary tells him to stop being mean, Bubba punches her.
    Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • First, any major event such as a the emergence of DeepSeek that knocks the AI thesis could have a sizeable impact on the stock market.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The man simply pounds the zone.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But when the weather turns crisp, visitors should turn their attention to the interior of the park, where New England hardwoods like oak, maple, and beech offer punches of color to the evergreen forest.
    Graham Averill, Outside, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Even after three seasons, the series still delivers unexpected twists and gut-punches.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Andor hates him on sight, which only intensifies when Berend smacks around his mother and tears up the apartment looking for proof that Klára has deceived the boy with idealized fictions about his origins.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Vocals are sped up into squiggles, instruments are reversed and gated, percussion smacks you in the face and then suddenly vanishes.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Target’s sale has discounts on thousands of storage furniture pieces, like this soft and roomy fleece bench with a lift-top and this cabinet that discreetly hides and deodorizes trash cans.
    Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The haziness of the energy balance hides this brief imbalance, which allows the virtual particles to influence the real world.
    Dipangkar Dutta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Thumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thumps. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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