were thumping
- past progressive of thump.
Example Sentences
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The Packers were thumping the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday afternoon, en route to their fourth straight victory to get to 8-8.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 1, 2023
When last seen before their bye weeks, the Jets were beating the Bills and the Patriots were thumping the Colts.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2022
Huge armoured machines were thumping their way down the street now.
From Nature ● Feb. 5, 2019
The reins were hanging loose over his saddle horn, his heels were thumping the horse's sides, and the perspiration was streaming down his face.
From Stories from Everybody's Magazine by Various
In ten minutes we came to a sort of well with a little water, where women were thumping clothes upon stones; this is called washing in the East.
From Byeways in Palestine by Finn, James
