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Thumping
/ˈθʌmpɪŋ/
To hit (someone or something) as if to make a thump.
📖 Definitions of "Thumping"
- 1
To hit (someone or something) as if to make a thump.
- 2
To cause to make a thumping sound.
"The cat thumped its tail in irritation."
- 3
To thud or pound.
- 4
To throb with a muffled rhythmic sound.
"Dance music thumped from the nightclub entrance."
- 1
A dull, heavy sound.
- 2
A beating.
"He received a thumping from the school bully."
- 3
A heavy defeat.
- 1
Exceptional in some degree.
🔄 Synonyms of "Thumping"
13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| dullverb | Boring; not exciting or interesting. |
| thumpnoun | The sound of such a blow; a thud. |
| clumpnoun | A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass. |
| largenoun | Of considerable or relatively great size or extent. |
| bignoun | Of great size, large. |
| thudnoun | The sound of a dull impact. |
| clunknoun | A dull, metallic sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact. |
| wallopingnoun | (slang) whopping, large in size. |
| humongous | (informal) Of an extremely large size. |
| whoppingnoun | (colloquial) Exceptionally great or large. |
| thuddingnoun | A dull banging sound; a thud. |
| unreverberant | not reverberant; lacking a tendency to reverberate |
| nonresonant | That does not resonate |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Thumping"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| whoppingnoun | (colloquial) Exceptionally great or large. |
| largenoun | Of considerable or relatively great size or extent. |
| humongous | (informal) Of an extremely large size. |
| wallopingnoun | (slang) whopping, large in size. |
| bignoun | Of great size, large. |
| dullverb | Boring; not exciting or interesting. |
| clumpnoun | A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass. |
| clunknoun | A dull, metallic sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact. |
| thudnoun | The sound of a dull impact. |
| thuddingnoun | A dull banging sound; a thud. |
| nonresonant | That does not resonate |
| unreverberant | not reverberant; lacking a tendency to reverberate |
| bangingnoun | (slang) Excellent, brilliant, very exciting, top, great. |
| shtuppingverb | — |
| whackingverb | (countable) A beating. |
| poundingverb | An act in which something or someone is pounded. |
| thundersome | Characterised or marked by thunder. |
| throbbingnoun | That which throbs. |
| bouncingnoun | The act of something that bounces. |
| taptastic | (informal) Excellent, in the context of tap dancing. |
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