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thump

noun as in hit

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The vibrometer measures the vibration of the surface and translates it into airborne sound that humans can hear, revealing an acoustic barrage of thumps, scrapes and buzzes.

Listening to the deadmau5 track “4Ware,” I could feel the thump of the kick drum more than I’d expect from 5-inch drivers.

However, on music made for the bass to be felt as well as heard, the high Bass Boost can really help lay that extra thump on your chest.

Biles was solid throughout the routine, punctuating each skill with the confident thump of a solid landing on the beam.

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It delivers plenty of thump while removing more fear that it could get ruined rolling around in the sand or falling in the water.

He picked up a large stick and lobbed it through the trees; it crashed through branches, and we heard it land with a thump.

The first day I arrived, I had heard the sound in my hotel in Shahre Nau, a deep thump, and shivered.

Conservatives are far more eager to thump their chests about these things.

In the end, Silverman hurled her microphone to the floor with an ear-splitting thump, and made a quick getaway.

From somewhere in the thicket below a muffled thump, thump, thump came up to them, as though some one was wielding an ax.

Simultaneously, Bud swung his feet to the cold floor with a thump designed solely to inform Cash that Bud was getting up.

His head was still sore from that great thump against the apple tree.

Then the same strange thump, thump, thump, was heard going down the trail again.

Never again did the woman hear that strange thump, thump, thump; and never again did the bear call to see if she were at home.

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On this page you'll find 87 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to thump, such as: thud, bang, beat, blow, bop, and ding.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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