Meaning
4 sensesA blow that produces a muffled sound.
dumpfer Schlag, dumpf
глухо́й уда́рgluxój udár, глухо́й уда́рgluxój udár
a heavy blow with the hand
The sound of such a blow; a thud.
(colloquial, dated, euphemistic)Used to replace the vulgar or blasphemous element in "what the hell" and similar phrases.
Where the thump have you been?!
Synonym of bump (“sudden movement of underground strata”).
Examples
33 sentencesA loud thump woke me up.
A heard a loud thump from upstairs.
I heard a thumping noise coming from the adjacent room.
I heard a thump.
ruЯ услышал глухой стук. — sivelock
Tom heard a thump.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
blow:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
blow:
sound:
Origin
Mid 16th century, probably imitative.Mid 16th century, probably imitative.
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