thump
noun
a blow with something thick and heavy, producing a dull sound; a heavy knock.
will thump
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future tenseof thump.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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He abided by baseball’s longstanding tradition of not making any guarantees, but the mindset he described is precisely why his team will thump the Braves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2021
Let any one having an engine running at a good speed, loosen the crank pin brasses a little, so that, at starting, it will thump heavily.
“But who will thump Monna Lisa then, if she doesn’t hear?” said Tito, finding it difficult not to laugh, but thinking it necessary to look serious.
From Romola by George Eliot
It never will thump again, It never will thump again, played the barrel-organ.
From The Garden Party and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield
