thump
noun/θʌmp/
/θʌmp/
- the sound of something heavy hitting the ground or another object
- There was a thump as the truck hit the bank.
- The sack hit the ground with a loud thump.
- As I got closer, I heard the thump of dance music coming from the second floor.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- loud
- dull
- …
- give somebody/something
- feel
- hear
- …
- with a thump
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- (informal) an act of hitting somebody/something hard
- She gave him a thump on the back.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- loud
- dull
- …
- give somebody/something
- feel
- hear
- …
- with a thump
Word Originmid 16th cent.: imitative.
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