thump
🇺🇸
/θʌmp/
🇬🇧
/θʌmp/
verb
R
to strike something forcefully, especially with your hand
He thumped the drum loudly.
R
to make a loud noise when hitting a surface
The book thumped as it landed on the floor.
R
to beat or pound with force
Her heart thumped with fear.
noun
R
a loud sound made by something hitting a surface
The thump of the door closing echoed through the room.
R
an act of hitting something hard
She gave him a friendly thump on the arm.
translation
to strike something forcefully, especially with your hand; to make a loud noise when hitting a surface; to beat or pound with force
a loud sound made by something hitting a surface; an act of hitting something hard
Word Forms
3rd Present
thumps
Past
thumped
Perfect
thumped
Progressive
thumping
Plural
thumps