[ US /ˈθəmpɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /θˈʌmpɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
ADJECTIVE
  1. (used informally) very large
    a thumping loss
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How To Use thumping In A Sentence

  • What's more, the prospect of one of the most important chunks of Britain's transport infrastructure being sold soon riled a good deal of nationalistic tub-thumping.
  • So I put the guitar on clean, put on the delay effect, and I arpeggiate the chords at the right speed to get this really crazy thumping sound. All Updates @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
  • For all its heart-thumping glory, it can also come with a heavy-duty helping of awkwardness and anxiety.
  • But this year, when precisely the same measure came up for a required second vote, it was defeated by a thumping margin of 157 to 39.
  • And I can hear the clump clump clump of the three posh post-university flatsharing chums thumping about their flat upstairs, slamming doors, shouting to each other and walking heavy-footed across my dream-flat.
  • Yep, aggressive lyrics and guitar riffs, all backed by the trademark thumping drums, with only moments of calm to provide a respite from the headbanging.
  • It's more about continuing improvement, but obviously the end goal has to be to win the World Cup - without making any tub-thumping promises.
  • Immediately she heard the sound of shoes thumping from the other side of the house.
  • You've got to have courage, " he said, thumping his chest.
  • I just stand there with a sheepish grin, my heart thumping like a foundry hammer.
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