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Thumping

//ˈθʌmpɪŋ// adj, adv, noun, verb, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Exceptional in some degree. informal
Adjective
  1. 1
    (used informally) very large wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Exceptionally. Very. informal

    "A thumping good wizard you'll be, I'm sure."

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) wordnet
  3. 3
    A beating. countable, uncountable

    "He received a thumping from the school bully."

  4. 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. 1
    present participle and gerund of thump form-of, gerund, participle, present

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