as in thud
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
In frustration, she gave the jammed copier a thump with her fist.
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1
as in to slap
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
thumped the desk with his hand as he delivered his speech
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
playfully knocked his younger brother down and began to thump him with a foam bat
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Recent Examples of thump
Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Solange’s menacing use of two canes…thump, THUMP…thump, THUMP…cuts through the ethereal tension at first and Brandy does her best work in those more sinister, sneaking-around beats.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2024
Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 14 July 2024
There was the university’s Bison band thumping. Attendees at the Harris election night event at Howard University earlier in the evening.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The mics picked up their unspoken thoughts along with every muffled thump and strum, while Lenker pondered flowers, blood, potatoes, sparrows, apples, lovers, loss, skin, memory.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Solange’s menacing use of two canes…thump, THUMP…thump, THUMP…cuts through the ethereal tension at first and Brandy does her best work in those more sinister, sneaking-around beats.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2024
Verb
But there are strangers out there, hearts thumping with the blood of Old Valyria.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 14 July 2024
There was the university’s Bison band thumping. Attendees at the Harris election night event at Howard University earlier in the evening.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thump
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Arriving police heard a thud and found Payne’s body in the hotel courtyard, Policicchio said.Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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News that the Mexican government had forced down the Gulfstream and confiscated its 4 tons of cocaine landed with a thud at ICE.Penn Bullock, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024
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Universal Genève wasn’t just some funky, old-school Swiss brand with a cool logo to slap onto a modern watch for the nostalgic set.Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
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Voice 1: Everybody was trying to get people’s attention, like, hey, here comes the wave, and then the first one kind of slapped against the door.Outside Online, Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024
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Most other social mammals groom by licking, but primates are unique among tetrapod vertebrates in our reliance on hands and feet for tasks many other taxa use their faces for, says Borths.Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 21 Nov. 2024
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Zia was licking herself and developing hotspots from itchiness.Jen McCaffery, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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And in what many consider the final blow to her mayoral career, Thao’s home was raided by FBI agents in July.Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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That will come as a bitter blow to the workers affected.The Week UK, theweek, 10 Nov. 2024
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The 49ers knocked LaFleur’s Packers out of the playoffs in 2019, 2021 and 2023.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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In the second half, with Houston owning a 20-10 lead, the Cowboys were knocking on the doorstep, looking at fourth-and-2 from the Texans’ 8-yard line.Scott Thompson, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Through the opening 10 minutes, the Pioneers were pounding on the door with two early corners and a shot from distance that sailed just over the crossbar.Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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In Lebanon's capital, Israeli planes pounded the southern suburb of Dahiyeh overnight and early Friday for the first time in four days, spreading panic after a rare lull.SALLY ABOU ALJOUD AND WAFAA SHURAFA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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The punch of rum is perfectly complemented with the pop of ginger beer and finished off with a zing of lime.Rebekah Evans, The Week UK, theweek, 18 Nov. 2024
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Instead of being the label’s one-two punch post Biggie’s death, the duo were at odds akin to Shaq and a young Kobe Bryant.Jayson Rodriguez, Variety, 18 Nov. 2024
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With the score sitting at 14-10, Crabb smacked the ball at Banesh who parried it, his touch giving Partain the option to pass it back to his teammate.Aaron Heisen, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
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Nobody will mind if they get smacked in the head by a selfie stick, or buzzed by a drone.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 9 Nov. 2024
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“Thump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thump. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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