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adjective

(of a speech or speaker) noisy, violent, or ranting

noun

noisy, violent, or ranting public speaking

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How to use tub-thumping in a sentence

On one summer lunch hour, Donna Ann Levonuk, 50, lifted a tub of diaper cream priced at $43.98—and then stashed it in her purse.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks|M.L. Nestel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The tub used in the birth was not approved for medical use and is difficult to disinfect.
Are Water Births Toxic to Babies?|Brandy Zadrozny|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This past winter, my partner and I rented a small house in rural Vermont with a gorgeous clawfoot tub.
I Tried Cosmo’s New Lesbian Sex Tips|Samantha Allen|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My partner got in the “tub” first and I leaned back on her so she could give me the old reacharound.
I Tried Cosmo’s New Lesbian Sex Tips|Samantha Allen|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Foul-mouthed chauvinist who flirted with chicks in a hot tub or celebrity-friendly sociopolitical satirist?
Canada’s Subversive Sock Puppet: Ed the Sock Isn’t Afraid to Say Anything|Soraya Roberts|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Very soon afterwards a mollusca had been captured, and placed in a tub filled with sea water.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
She paused for a fraction of a second, while his heart went thumping against his ribs.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
The nurse should not touch the outside of the tub with infected articles while putting these in the disinfectant.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
Oh, the wildness of that sound—and the thumping of the heart of the hunter, and the breathless suspense, and the burning desire.
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair
One of the most curious sights of Madrid is the great wash-tub of the Manzanares.
Spanish Life in Town and Country|L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street

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