thumped; thumping; thumps
1
: to strike or beat with or as if with something thick or heavy so as to cause a dull sound
4
: to produce (music) mechanically or in a mechanical manner
—usually used with out
thumped out a tune on the piano
1
a
: to inflict a thump
b
: to make or move with a thumping sound
2
: to make a vigorous endorsement
got a couple of … senators to thump for him—
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thumper
noun
: a blow or knock with or as if with something blunt or heavy
also
: the sound made by such a blow
Synonyms
Verb
- bang
- bash
- bat
- belt
- biff
- bludgeon
- bob
- bonk
- bop
- box
- bust
- clap
- clip
- clobber
- clock
- clout
- crack
- hammer
- hit
- knock
- nail
- paste
- pound
- punch
- rap
- slam
- slap
- slog
- slug
- smack
- smite
- sock
- strike
- swat
- swipe
- tag
- thwack
- wallop
- whack
- whale
- zap
Noun
- bang
- bash
- bat
- beat
- belt
- biff
- blow
- bop
- box
- buffet
- bust
- chop
- clap
- clip
- clout
- crack
- cuff
- dab
- douse [British]
- fillip
- hack
- haymaker
- hit
- hook
- knock
- larrup [dialect]
- lash
- lick
- pelt
- pick
- plump
- poke
- pound
- punch
- rap
- slam
- slap
- slug
- smack
- smash
- sock
- spank
- stinger
- stripe
- stroke
- swat
- swipe
- switch
- thud
- thwack
- wallop
- welt
- whack
- wham
- whop
- whap
Examples of thump in a Sentence
Verb
The boat thumped against the side of the pier.
thumped the desk with his hand as he delivered his speech
Noun
The ball landed with a thump.
gave her boyfriend a thump against the side of his head whenever he said something obnoxious
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Griffey had thumped more home runs (238) before his 27th birthday than Paul Molitor hit in his whole career (234).
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Not a lot, but for music that subwoofer does add some thump.
—Brad Moon, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Questlove deconstructs how it was built on top of a Motown beat, with those blaring acid horns, that chorus of voices sounding like a barbershop quartet hovering in space then singing in startling unison, the whole song finding its meaning in the thumping sonic drive that somehow remained…light.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Griffey had thumped more home runs (238) before his 27th birthday than Paul Molitor hit in his whole career (234).
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
Helman has high-end speed and can play anywhere defensively, along with some right-handed thump.
—Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Not a lot, but for music that subwoofer does add some thump.
—Brad Moon, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Thump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thump. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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