Thumping
//ˈθʌmpɪŋ// adj, adv, noun, verb, slang
adj, adv, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A dull, heavy sound. countable, uncountable
"They were a regular series of thumpings from the interior of the house, occasioned by the violent rocking of a cradle upon a stone floor, to which movement a feminine voice kept time by singing, in a vigorous gallopade[.]"
- 2 a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) wordnet
- 3 A beating. countable, uncountable
"He received a thumping from the school bully."
- 4 A heavy defeat. countable, uncountable
"Grant's future has been the subject of rumour after rumour for much of the season and last week's horrific 5-0 thumping at Newcastle was the catalyst for another round of fevered speculation."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of thump form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Exceptional in some degree. informal
Adjective
- 1 (used informally) very large wordnet
Adverb
- 1 Exceptionally. Very. informal
"A thumping good wizard you'll be, I'm sure."
Example
More examples"They had been thumping the drum all along."
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