thump
noun
a blow with something thick and heavy, producing a dull sound; a heavy knock.
had been thumping
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past perfect progressiveof thump.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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From Chicago came word that Jake Arvey, who had been thumping for Ike Eisenhower, admitted that Harry Truman "has picked up a lot."
From Time Magazine Archive
My heart had been thumping violently, and I dare say so was poor Jill’s.
From Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers by Gordon Stables
His guess was correct: Sheridan had been thumping the desk with his right hand.
From The Turmoil, a novel by Booth Tarkington
But there was no need to lecture Nathalie further, for her heart had been thumping violently in nervous dread all the way home, and she was already scurrying up the walk to the stoop.
From Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer by Rena I. Halsey
Mr. Hammond's heart, which had been thumping anything but a wedding march beneath the summer under-flannels, leaped up and stuck in his throat; but he choked it down and gasped a faint affirmative.
From Thankful's Inheritance by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
