thump
noun
a blow with something thick and heavy, producing a dull sound; a heavy knock.
thumps
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pluralof thump.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof thump (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
thumpnouna blow with something thick and heavy, producing a dull sound; a heavy knock.
Example Sentences
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The production’s novelty: Audience members wear headphones, so we hear Lucas’s voice more intimately, and also the creaks and thumps and eerie noises that enhance the chilling tale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Israeli director Nadav Lapid’s audacious and dazzling “Yes” thumps with dance music and the sound of people bouncing off the walls to distract themselves from pain.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2025
During the 31-song album, some of it lands like the fun drama of "Down Bad," which thumps against Antonoff's synthesizer.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2024
And they’re attracted to rhythmic thumps on the surface, so the Fremen — people who live in the Arrakis desert — walk in strange, loping, arrhythmic steps to avoid accidental detection.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
My heart thumps loudly in my chest at his words, and the warm way he’s looking at me.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
