thump
/θʌmp/ · noun
Meaning
- A blow that produces a muffled sound.
- The sound of such a blow; a thud.
- Used to replace the vulgar or blasphemous element in "what the hell" and similar phrases.
- To hit (someone or something) as if to make a thump.
- To cause to make a thumping sound.
- To thud or pound.
- To throb with a muffled rhythmic sound.
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