was thumping
- past progressive of thump.
Example Sentences
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Their goalkeeper was thumping it forward and the number of times he put it straight out of play.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025
He was allowed on — just as Poland’s Grzegorz Krychowiak was thumping what appeared to be a harmless back pass toward teammate Jan Bednarek.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 19, 2018
The British Army was thumping George Washington’s troops, but an outmanned Maryland regiment fought off the British long enough for the rest of the American troops to escape and fight another day.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2016
Like I saw them play Bye Bye Badman in rehearsal, me sitting on the sofa next to Ian Brown, and my heart was thumping so hard, I nearly had a heart attack.
From The Guardian ● May 26, 2013
My heart was thumping as I stared out the window, pretending not to hear.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
