thump

Meaning

Noun

1. A blow that produces a muffled sound.
2. The sound of such a blow; a thud.
3. (colloquial, dated, euphemistic) Used to replace the vulgar or blasphemous element in "what the hell" and similar phrases.
4. Synonym of bump (“sudden movement of underground strata”).

Verb

1. (UK, transitive) To hit (someone or something) as if to make a thump.
2. (transitive) To cause to make a thumping sound.
3. (intransitive) To thud or pound.
4. (intransitive) To throb with a muffled rhythmic sound.
5. (intransitive) (of a rabbit) to hit the ground with the back legs to signal agitation.

Synonyms

thud

bang

beat

hit

strike

pound

💷

blow

knock

bump

clunk

whack

slam

poke

smack

hammer

🔨

thumping

clump

whomp

punch

👊

batter

pulsate

jolt

splash

plop

tap

cuff

fling

peal

pelt

pierce

pommel

pulse

pummel

race

rumble

slap

slug

smash

smite

spank

thrash

throb

thrum

thwack

toll

wallop

ward off

whacker

whip

plunk down

Translations

tambouriner

🥁

golpear

tonfo

battere

Bums

botta

aporrear

golpazo

botto

coup sourd

battre

Schlag

frapper

knallen

klopfen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/θʌmp/

Etymology

Mid 16th century, probably imitative.