thump for
Example Sentences
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As she plunged into the details, her eyes widened, her color rose, and her finger occasionally gave the table a thump for emphasis.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 24, 2016
Erick Morillo diverged from the house thump for a stretch of dancehall-tinged Caribbean rhythm.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2012
As Alec cautiously peeped through this narrow opening his heart gave a great thump, for there within fifty yards of him were the most magnificent deer he had ever seen.
From Three Boys in the Wild North Land by J. E. Laughlin
His heart gave a great thump, for, as he went on a little further he saw that the telephone wire ran to this building almost obscured from view.
From Frank Roscoe's Secret Or, the Darewell Chums in the Woods by Allen Chapman
If I'm wrong—which I'm not—I'll take the thump for it, myself.
From Time and Time Again by H. Beam Piper
