thump

Plural: thumps

Noun

• a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
• a heavy blow with the hand
• A blow that produces a muffled sound.
• The sound of such a blow; a thud.
• Used to replace the vulgar or blasphemous element in "what the hell" and similar phrases.
• Synonym of bump (“sudden movement of underground strata”).

Verb

Verb Forms: thumped, thumping, thumps

• To strike or beat with a dull, heavy sound.
• move rhythmically
• make a dull sound
• hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
  • "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
• To hit (someone or something) as if to make a thump.
• To cause to make a thumping sound.
• To thud or pound.
• To throb with a muffled rhythmic sound.

Examples

• Dance music thumped from the nightclub entrance.
• He would THUMP his fist on the table in frustration when his opponent played a bingo.
• The cat thumped its tail in irritation.
• Where the thump have you been?!

Synonyms

beat, clump, clunk, poke, pound, thud, thumping, bump

Anagrams of thump