Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

thump

[thuhmp] / θʌmp /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Everything has been designed and built in-house, using recycled materials to reduce costs and environmental impact, produced using 3D printers that thump away constantly in the background.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

“When the males interact with each other, you hear the thump thump thump of their paws.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

The grass particularly often suits tall 'servebots', who are able to thump down aces and unreturnable first shots, but Fery has other tools to hurt his opponents.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

During that stage, teams will directly measure the aircraft's supersonic flight signature to confirm that it is producing the quiet supersonic thump it was designed to generate.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026

Everything fades except the thump of my heart as we sit in cold metal chairs and wait.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

Alcaraz turns around and thumps Sinner at the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

The heavy thumps of snow falling from the roof during the night into Wednesday may have woken me up, but it was a welcome sign that a slight thaw may finally have been under way.

From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026

Israeli director Nadav Lapid’s audacious and dazzling “Yes” thumps with dance music and the sound of people bouncing off the walls to distract themselves from pain.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2025

During the 31-song album, some of it lands like the fun drama of "Down Bad," which thumps against Antonoff's synthesizer.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2024

Our hiking boots land on the crooked planks with hollow thumps.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

England produced one of their best performances in recent times as they thumped Croatia 7-0 in Rijeka.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

And Yamal hasn’t found the net since Spain thumped Saudi Arabia 4-0 in its second game.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

But it thumped New Zealand 4-0 in one of its final World Cup tuneups and lost to three other World Cup qualifiers — the U.S.,

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

Its return of more than 1,000% since then is one reason the lowest-P/Eers thumped the market over that stretch.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

Ophie’s heart thumped painfully in her chest, once, and then again.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

As exit polls put the Alternative for Germany's vote share at a thumping 44 percent, jubilant scenes erupted at a post-election party in Magdeburg, capital of the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

As Don Omar sings, the darbuka drum prominently plays in the song; when Hakim performs, he does so over a thumping dembow beat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Although the stock recovered later, it still ended the day with another thumping 10% loss.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

As the quiet counterparts to ocean liners, river cruises offer a world of classical pianists over thumping bass, Gothic palaces over Bahamian private islands, and fine Barolo instead of margaritas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

“Because it’s after your chickens! I could hear it thumping around in there while they squawked...”

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




Vocabulary lists containing thump


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember new words for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com