Meaning

5 senses
  1. (UK, transitive)To hit (someone or something) as if to make a thump.

    make a dull sound

  2. (transitive)To cause to make a thumping sound.

    The cat thumped its tail in irritation.

  3. (intransitive)To thud or pound.

  4. (intransitive)To throb with a muffled rhythmic sound.

    Dance music thumped from the nightclub entrance.

  5. (intransitive)(of a rabbit) to hit the ground with the back legs to signal agitation.

Examples

33 sentences
  1. A loud thump woke me up.

  2. A heard a loud thump from upstairs.

  3. I heard a thumping noise coming from the adjacent room.

  4. I heard a thump.

    ruЯ услышал глухой стук. — sivelock

  5. Tom heard a thump.

Translations

4 languages

Origin

Mid 16th century, probably imitative.

Mid 16th century, probably imitative.

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Forms

thumps, thumping, thumped, thumped
Base formthump · to thump
3rd person singularthumps
Present participlethumping
Past simplethumped
Past participlethumped

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theythump
he, she, itthumps

Past simpleLesson

all personsthumped

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave thumped
he, she, ithas thumped

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill thump

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument:poundpoke
  • make a dull sound:thud
  • move rhythmically:beatpound

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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