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Thumping

/ˈθʌmpɪŋ/

To hit (someone or something) as if to make a thump.

📖 Definitions of "Thumping"

verb
  1. 1

    To hit (someone or something) as if to make a thump.

  2. 2

    To cause to make a thumping sound.

    "The cat thumped its tail in irritation."

  3. 3

    To thud or pound.

  4. 4

    To throb with a muffled rhythmic sound.

    "Dance music thumped from the nightclub entrance."

noun
  1. 1

    A dull, heavy sound.

  2. 2

    A beating.

    "He received a thumping from the school bully."

  3. 3

    A heavy defeat.

adjective
  1. 1

    Exceptional in some degree.

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