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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024thump•ing (thum′ping),USA pronunciation adj. - of, like, or pertaining to a thump.
- strikingly great, immense, exceptional, or impressive;
resounding:a thumping victory at the polls. thump′ing•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: thumping /ˈθʌmpɪŋ/ adj - (prenominal) slang huge or excessive: a thumping loss
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024thump /θʌmp/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a blow with a heavy object, producing a dull sound.
- the sound made by or as if by such a blow.
v. - to (cause to) be struck with a heavy object, so as to produce a dull sound: [~ + object]He thumped the side of the barrel.[no object]The cars thumped into each other.
- [no object] to beat violently or make a loud, fast beating noise, as the heart.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024thump (thump),USA pronunciation n. - a blow with something thick and heavy, producing a dull sound;
a heavy knock. - the sound made by or as if by such a blow.
v.t. - to strike or beat with something thick and heavy, so as to produce a dull sound;
pound. - (of an object) to strike against (something) heavily and noisily.
- Informal Termsto thrash severely.
v.i. - to strike, beat, or fall heavily, with a dull sound.
- to walk with heavy steps;
pound. - to palpitate or beat violently, as the heart.
thump′er, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: thump /θʌmp/ n - the sound of a heavy solid body hitting or pounding a comparatively soft surface
- a heavy blow with the hand
vb - (transitive) to strike or beat heavily; pound
- (intransitive) to throb, beat, or pound violently
Etymology: 16th Century: related to Icelandic, Swedish dialect dumpa to thump; see thud, bumpˈthumper n |