adjective of, like, or pertaining to a thump . strikingly great, immense, exceptional, or impressive; resounding: a thumping victory at the polls.
Origin of thumping First recorded in
1570–80; thump +
-ing2 Related forms thump·ing·ly , adverb noun a blow with something thick and heavy, producing a dull sound; a heavy knock.
the sound made by or as if by such a blow.
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verb (used with object) to strike or beat with something thick and heavy, so as to produce a dull sound; pound.
(of an object) to strike against (something) heavily and noisily.
Informal to thrash severely.
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verb (used without object) to strike, beat, or fall heavily, with a dull sound.
to walk with heavy steps; pound.
to palpitate or beat violently, as the heart.
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Origin of thump First recorded in 1530–40; imitative
Related forms thump·er , noun un·thumped , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for thumping bang ,
beat ,
blow ,
clout ,
clump ,
fall ,
flutter ,
hammer ,
hit ,
knock ,
poke ,
pound ,
pulse ,
rap ,
slap ,
smack ,
strike ,
throb ,
thwack ,
wallop Examples from the Web for thumping Contemporary Examples of thumping Dixon turned on the air conditioner and radio, both full blast, to drown out the thumping .
“I stopped her initially, because she mischaracterized what I said about Bible thumping ,” O'Reilly explained.
The lights went down, and a thumping remix of the disco special “Love to Love You Baby” began.
It is as if Smilevski is demanding an encore by thumping on his own book.
Until recently, with global demand soaring for oil, gas, and minerals, thumping the tub against imperialism played well at home.
Historical Examples of thumping The sails had fallen off and they were flapping and thumping and clapping in the wind.
If you weren't a boy, I would give you a thumping for what you have already said.
Cut away, carpenter, and get us rid of all this thumping as soon as possible.
They were hanging in the entry upon the door of which the captain was thumping .
Nancy looked up at her thumping and thunging, and said, "Did Mr. Kelly give it you?"
British Dictionary definitions for thumping adjective (prenominal) slang huge or excessive a thumping loss
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Derived Forms thumpingly , adverb noun the sound of a heavy solid body hitting or pounding a comparatively soft surface
a heavy blow with the hand he gave me a thump on the back
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verb (tr) to strike or beat heavily; pound
(intr) to throb, beat, or pound violently his heart thumped with excitement
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Derived Forms thumper , noun Word Origin for thump C16: related to Icelandic, Swedish dialect dumpa to thump; see thud , bump
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Word Origin and History for thumping adj. "exceptionally large," colloquial, 1570s, present participle adjective from thump (v.).
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v. 1530s, "to strike hard," probably imitative of the sound made by hitting with a heavy object (cf. East Frisian dump "a knock," Swedish dialectal dumpa "to make a noise"). Related: Thumped ; thumping .
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n. 1550s, from thump (v.).
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