thumped; thumping; thumps
1
: to strike or beat with or as if with something thick or heavy so as to cause a dull sound
4
: to produce (music) mechanically or in a mechanical manner
—usually used with out
thumped out a tune on the piano
1
a
: to inflict a thump
b
: to make or move with a thumping sound
2
: to make a vigorous endorsement
… got a couple of … Senators to thump for him.—
The New York Herald Tribune
thumper
noun
: a blow or knock with or as if with something blunt or heavy
also
: the sound made by such a blow
Examples of thump in a Sentence
Verb
The boat thumped against the side of the pier.
thumped the desk with his hand as he delivered his speech
Noun
The ball landed with a thump.
gave her boyfriend a thump against the side of his head whenever he said something obnoxious
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Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
Amid it all, Ray’s techno score is a character unto itself with the first sonic beats thumping through the speakers for close to 17 minutes.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Though ashen, the convex steel form still resonates to the rhythmic thump of her hands.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Its surreal position—perched high on a cliff above the eastern coastline—makes views from almost any spot, balcony, window, heart-thumping ones.
—Noun
Twitchy enough to line up off the edge or run with a tight end in the slot, Fisher (6-1, 231) is a bit small but brings enough thump to be the type of linebacker who never has to leave the field.
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“Thump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thump. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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