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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | blow |
Examples of thump
thump
So imagine how hearts will thump on game day when Oklahoma and Texas meet again.
From the dallasnews.com
When my female Physiotherapist stretched them I used to thump the wall in agony.
From the expressandstar.com
Turner pulled away from Laurent Koscielny and Sagna to thump home a free header.
From the guardian.co.uk
Jane said, patting her handbag as the train doors closed with a pneumatic thump.
From the npr.org
Breathing accelerates, and they feel the thump of a heart gearing up for action.
From the ideas.time.com
Shortly after she hung up, she heard a thump and thought she had hit a mailbox.
From the stltoday.com
Once more the increasing swells began giving the Marina Svetaeva a solid thump.
From the themercury.com.au
He hit the mat with a solid thump, needing only a small step to steady himself.
From the sacbee.com
As I headed south, I followed the thump of youthful Euro-pop from open windows.
From the post-gazette.com
- A heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
- Beat: move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
- A heavy blow with the hand
- Thud: make a dull sound; "the knocker thudded against the front door"
- Hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
- Thump may refer to:
- (Thumps) A hiccup or hiccough is a contraction of the diaphragm that repeats several times per minute. In humans, the abrupt rush of air into the lungs causes the epiglottis to close, creating a "hic" sound.
- A blow that produces a muffled sound; the sound of such a blow; a thud; to hit (someone or something) as if to make a thump; to thud or pound; to throb with a muffled rhythmic sound
- (Thumps) Cardio-synchronous diaphragmatic flutter, or SDF. Thumps occur when the heart's electrical signals leak back down the phrenic nerve and stimulate the vagus nerve. The aberrant signals then stimulate contractions of the diaphragm in sychrony with the heart rate. ...
