Thump
noun
A heavy, dull, loud sound.
The thump of falling raindrops could be heard on the roof.
Often appears as...
- a thump on the door
- a thump in the night
verb
To hit something heavily, making a dull, loud noise.
I thumped the table in frustration.
Often appears as...
- thump the table
- thump the wall
noun
A hard punch.
He gave his brother a thump on the arm.
Often appears as...
- a thump on the arm
- a thump in the stomach
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
verb
To beat, as the heart.
My heart began to thump wildly as I walked onto the stage.
Often appears as...
- thump in the chest
- thump with excitement
Usage tips
Neutral
noun
A heavy, dull, loud sound.
The thump of falling raindrops could be heard on the roof.
Often appears as...
- a thump on the door
- a thump in the night
verb
To hit something heavily, making a dull, loud noise.
I thumped the table in frustration.
Often appears as...
- thump the table
- thump the wall
noun
A hard punch.
He gave his brother a thump on the arm.
Often appears as...
- a thump on the arm
- a thump in the stomach
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
verb
To beat, as the heart.
My heart began to thump wildly as I walked onto the stage.
Often appears as...
- thump in the chest
- thump with excitement
Usage tips
Neutral
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Impact
Use 'thump' to describe strong, heavy sounds from objects hitting surfaces.
We heard a thump upstairs as the book fell off the shelf.
Pro Tip 2/3Implied Weight
'Thump' suggests the object making the noise is large or heavy.
The thump of his luggage announced his return.
Pro Tip 3/3Dramatic Tension
The word 'thump' can create a sense of suspense or alarm in stories.
A thump outside made her freeze in fear.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Impact
Use 'thump' to describe strong, heavy sounds from objects hitting surfaces.
We heard a thump upstairs as the book fell off the shelf.
Pro Tip 2/3Implied Weight
'Thump' suggests the object making the noise is large or heavy.
The thump of his luggage announced his return.
Pro Tip 3/3Dramatic Tension
The word 'thump' can create a sense of suspense or alarm in stories.
A thump outside made her freeze in fear.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Impact
Use 'thump' to describe strong, heavy sounds from objects hitting surfaces.
We heard a thump upstairs as the book fell off the shelf.
Pro Tip 2/3Implied Weight
'Thump' suggests the object making the noise is large or heavy.
The thump of his luggage announced his return.
Pro Tip 3/3Dramatic Tension
The word 'thump' can create a sense of suspense or alarm in stories.
A thump outside made her freeze in fear.
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How your muscular system...
whereas back muscles contain more slow-twitch muscles to maintain your posture all day. Unlike the skeletal muscles, the body's cardiac and smooth muscles are managed by the autonomic nervous system beyond our direct control. That makes your heart thump roughly 3 billion times over the course of your life,
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Charles Limb: Your brain...
Memory, thump. Thump of the beat in a known repeat Rhythm and rhyme, they make me complete The climb is sublime when I'm on the mic Spittin' rhymes that hit you like a lightning strike Search. I search for the truth in this eternal quest My passion's not fashion, you can see how I'm dressed
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How the heart actually...
that he gave up studying it. Although everyone could feel their own heart beating, it wasn't always clear what each thump was achieving. Now we know that the heart pumps blood. But that fact wasn't always obvious, because if a heart was exposed or taken out, the body would perish quickly.
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Your brain on improv -...
memorized memory thump thump of the beat in a known repeat rhythm and rhyme make me complete the climb is sublime when I'm on the mic spitting rhymes that hit you like a lightning search a search for the truth in this eternal quest my passion sound passion you can see how
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Attenborough Recounts...
coming close in person close somebody he was going straight I'm so convinced you can't go straight into this when suddenly well they were just because he suddenly put his arm round to control the sky while he was doing at least something it started thumping I said
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Stealing Turtle Eggs Got...
oppose tradition thumping the struggle between the two species continues with each side fighting for its offspring while their numbers decline worldwide the turtles will continue arriving to the beach to lay their eggs and until other
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Abseiling Down the...
helmet camera will record all he sees this should have to be one of the most dramatic places in the world it's totally unspoiled there's nobody here but us but it's very hard to enjoy it when you have heart is thumping it's
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C.K. Williams: Poetry...
grown men didn't embrace one another, unless someone had died, and not always then; you shook hands or, at a ball game, thumped your friend's back and exchanged blows meant to be codes for affection;
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Attracting outside...
give my proposal two million fertilising finally the government agreed to a million and give me one year to build the network all over the country I couldn't raise thumps everywhere I go
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Machine Guns PIPE National...
already weakened the right-hand side of the tree now can he take out the left and center every round is striking home the thumping recoil of the barrel is
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How your muscular system...
whereas back muscles contain more slow-twitch muscles to maintain your posture all day. Unlike the skeletal muscles, the body's cardiac and smooth muscles are managed by the autonomic nervous system beyond our direct control. That makes your heart thump roughly 3 billion times over the course of your life,
Video examples
Charles Limb: Your brain...
Memory, thump. Thump of the beat in a known repeat Rhythm and rhyme, they make me complete The climb is sublime when I'm on the mic Spittin' rhymes that hit you like a lightning strike Search. I search for the truth in this eternal quest My passion's not fashion, you can see how I'm dressed
Video examples
How the heart actually...
that he gave up studying it. Although everyone could feel their own heart beating, it wasn't always clear what each thump was achieving. Now we know that the heart pumps blood. But that fact wasn't always obvious, because if a heart was exposed or taken out, the body would perish quickly.
Video examples
Your brain on improv -...
memorized memory thump thump of the beat in a known repeat rhythm and rhyme make me complete the climb is sublime when I'm on the mic spitting rhymes that hit you like a lightning search a search for the truth in this eternal quest my passion sound passion you can see how
Video examples
Attenborough Recounts...
coming close in person close somebody he was going straight I'm so convinced you can't go straight into this when suddenly well they were just because he suddenly put his arm round to control the sky while he was doing at least something it started thumping I said
Video examples
Stealing Turtle Eggs Got...
oppose tradition thumping the struggle between the two species continues with each side fighting for its offspring while their numbers decline worldwide the turtles will continue arriving to the beach to lay their eggs and until other
Video examples
Abseiling Down the...
helmet camera will record all he sees this should have to be one of the most dramatic places in the world it's totally unspoiled there's nobody here but us but it's very hard to enjoy it when you have heart is thumping it's
Video examples
C.K. Williams: Poetry...
grown men didn't embrace one another, unless someone had died, and not always then; you shook hands or, at a ball game, thumped your friend's back and exchanged blows meant to be codes for affection;
Video examples
Attracting outside...
give my proposal two million fertilising finally the government agreed to a million and give me one year to build the network all over the country I couldn't raise thumps everywhere I go
Video examples
Machine Guns PIPE National...
already weakened the right-hand side of the tree now can he take out the left and center every round is striking home the thumping recoil of the barrel is
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Quote examples
Tricky
English Musician
I was quite... feminine. Not in my actions, in my ways. If one of my uncles had trouble at school, they'd go to that person and thump him. It's all a man thing. They got sent off to boxing when they were kids. You live in a tough area, you get off to boxing. My auntie tried to do that to me. I lasted six minutes in boxing.
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Neil Robertson
Australian Celebrity
Players thump their cue on the floor when the opponent is coming to the table, or at the table. And the referees need to show some more authority on this stuff. You don't see it so much with top players or on TV tables - they know they can't get away with it.
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Chris Kyle
American Soldier
I really don't care what people think of me. I've got my family. I've got my friends. Yes, I have been trained to be a little more aggressive if I need to be, but I don't go around thumping people.
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Jackie Kennedy
American First Lady
I think the best thing I can do is to be a distraction. A husband lives and breathes his work all day long. If he comes home to more table thumping, how can the poor man ever relax?
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Roy Hodgson
English Businessman
I suffer during games. We follow the action, kicking every ball, wondering if our centre-backs can stop the cross... In some ways, you enjoy it, but your heart is always thumping.
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Paul Newman
American Actor
There are places you go, and they say, 'Take off your dark glasses so we can see your beautiful blue eyes.' And you just want to... you just want to... I dunno, um... thump them.
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Mystikal
American Musician
All I gotta do is my job, do what it is that I bring to the table - that fire - and put the thump on these songs, and everything's gonna work from there.
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Ann Widdecombe
British Politician
The modern notion of background music is a loud thump, thump, thump. It isn't only conversation it kills but also concentration.
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Bakermat
Dutch Musician
I personally love electronic music specifically because it has the rhythm, the kick, the thump - it has energy.
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Suzi Quatro
American Musician
A bass should sound like a bass with the thump of the finger against the wood, like it began with stand up.
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Tricky
English Musician
I was quite... feminine. Not in my actions, in my ways. If one of my uncles had trouble at school, they'd go to that person and thump him. It's all a man thing. They got sent off to boxing when they were kids. You live in a tough area, you get off to boxing. My auntie tried to do that to me. I lasted six minutes in boxing.
Quote examples
Neil Robertson
Australian Celebrity
Players thump their cue on the floor when the opponent is coming to the table, or at the table. And the referees need to show some more authority on this stuff. You don't see it so much with top players or on TV tables - they know they can't get away with it.
Quote examples
Chris Kyle
American Soldier
I really don't care what people think of me. I've got my family. I've got my friends. Yes, I have been trained to be a little more aggressive if I need to be, but I don't go around thumping people.
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Jackie Kennedy
American First Lady
I think the best thing I can do is to be a distraction. A husband lives and breathes his work all day long. If he comes home to more table thumping, how can the poor man ever relax?
Quote examples
Roy Hodgson
English Businessman
I suffer during games. We follow the action, kicking every ball, wondering if our centre-backs can stop the cross... In some ways, you enjoy it, but your heart is always thumping.
Quote examples
Paul Newman
American Actor
There are places you go, and they say, 'Take off your dark glasses so we can see your beautiful blue eyes.' And you just want to... you just want to... I dunno, um... thump them.
Quote examples
Mystikal
American Musician
All I gotta do is my job, do what it is that I bring to the table - that fire - and put the thump on these songs, and everything's gonna work from there.
Quote examples
Ann Widdecombe
British Politician
The modern notion of background music is a loud thump, thump, thump. It isn't only conversation it kills but also concentration.
Quote examples
Bakermat
Dutch Musician
I personally love electronic music specifically because it has the rhythm, the kick, the thump - it has energy.
Quote examples
Suzi Quatro
American Musician
A bass should sound like a bass with the thump of the finger against the wood, like it began with stand up.
Example 1 of 10
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