I heard a thump.
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Thump
//θʌmp//
Synonyms for "thump" (169 found)
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Strong matches (51)
Related words (84)
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1 entriesTranslations
55 translations across 15 languages.
Dutch
2 entries- bons noun (sound)
- dof noun (sound)
Finnish
4 entries- jysähdys noun (sound)
- jysähdys noun (sound)
- jysäytys noun (blow)
- kumahdus noun (sound)
French
2 entries- coup sourd noun (blow)
- tambouriner verb (to throb with a muffled rhythmic sound)
German
2 entries- dumpf noun (sound)
- dumpfer Schlag noun (blow)
Irish
2 entries- tump noun (blow)
- gread verb (to hit someone or something so as to make a thump)
Italian
4 entries- tonfo noun (blow)
- tonfo noun (sound)
- colpire verb (to hit someone or something so as to make a thump)
- colpire verb (to thud or pound)
Māori
4 entries- ngahoa verb (to hit someone or something so as to make a thump)
- pākōkō verb (to throb with a muffled rhythmic sound)
- tākurukuru verb (to thud or pound)
- tākurukuru verb (to throb with a muffled rhythmic sound)
Polish
3 entries- bachnąć verb (to hit someone or something so as to make a thump)
- dudnić verb (to throb with a muffled rhythmic sound)
- tętnić verb (to throb with a muffled rhythmic sound)
Romanian
1 entries- sunet înăbușit noun (sound)
Russian
2 entries- глухо́й уда́р noun (blow)
- глухо́й уда́р noun (sound)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- buail verb (to thud or pound)
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- bubati verb (to throb with a muffled rhythmic sound)
- bubnuti verb (to hit someone or something so as to make a thump)
- bubnuti verb (to thud or pound)
Spanish
4 entries- golpe sordo noun (blow)
- ruido sordo noun (sound)
- azotar verb (to hit someone or something so as to make a thump)
- azotar verb (to thud or pound)
Swedish
4 entries- dunk noun (blow)
- dunk noun (sound)
- dunka verb (to hit someone or something so as to make a thump)
- dunka verb (to throb with a muffled rhythmic sound)
Tamil
3 entries- அவை verb (to thud or pound)
- குற்று verb (to hit someone or something so as to make a thump)
- குற்று verb (to thud or pound)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
Sami heard a thump.
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Tom heard a thump.
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A heard a loud thump from upstairs.
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