thumping
Americanadjective
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of, like, or pertaining to a thump.
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strikingly great, immense, exceptional, or impressive; resounding.
a thumping victory at the polls.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- thumpingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of thumping
Example Sentences
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As thumping techno music reverberated around a basement in downtown Tel Aviv, some 200 Israeli twentysomethings danced through the night despite the war with Iran upending life above.
From Barron's
But the home support's excitement at the possibility of a thumping turned to frustration when the try was ruled out for Tom O'Toole's knock on.
From BBC
My mind is too busy, and my heart is thumping too hard.
From Literature
It was so still in the bottoms I could hear my heart thumping.
From Literature
Arsenal picked it up with relish in this thumping 4-1 win.
From BBC
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