as in thud
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
In frustration, she gave the jammed copier a thump with her fist.
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as in to slap
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
thumped the desk with his hand as he delivered his speech
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
playfully knocked his younger brother down and began to thump him with a foam bat
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Recent Examples of thump
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
Soon after, hearing the thump of ball on metal gate, Badri stepped outside to check if his message had been heeded.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
While some of his England teammates left the Inn at Meadowbrook in Prairie Village and took a trip to Kauffman Stadium to watch the Royals thump the Cardinals on Thursday, Jude Bellingham on Friday headed to a West Side restaurant for a meal.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
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Noun
The usual thump of a foot hitting a soccer ball filled the air Wednesday at the Compass Minerals National Performance Center.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
Soon after, hearing the thump of ball on metal gate, Badri stepped outside to check if his message had been heeded.
—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Verb
Senegal did not even get to celebrate a late consolation, with Mbappe thumping the ball home brilliantly from distance.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
While some of his England teammates left the Inn at Meadowbrook in Prairie Village and took a trip to Kauffman Stadium to watch the Royals thump the Cardinals on Thursday, Jude Bellingham on Friday headed to a West Side restaurant for a meal.
—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thump
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Regardless of motive, the proposals that have come out of MLB’s New York headquarters have been vast and aggressive, and have landed with a thud in both clubhouses around the league, and with people who cover the sport for a living.
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The song stands on its own, but would have been more effective if the preceding songs were more 2001 than 2000 AD, and if producer Dan Lancaster had not mixed it so densely that cosmic chaos sounds like a single sustaining thud.
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Some of them slapped strict limits on all gas stations; in others, gas station chains limited how much fuel could be bought.
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Actor Orlando Brown slapped recording artist Ray J in the face with a wad of cash.
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In the end, none of them were fit to lick the boots of Arnold Schwarzenegger's T-800.
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But the Carolinas have their own ways of making barbecue finger-licking.
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Vingegaard’s victory at the Giro d’Italia in May, allied with Wout Van Aert’s cathartic win at Paris-Roubaix, has delivered two key objectives but the surprise departure of head of racing Grischa Niermann to Lidl-Trek was a blow.
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Hers is a voice that ought to have a lifetime’s staying power, bolstered by a lyrical and musical sensibility that provide everything her instrument needs to deliver a happy succession of knockout blows.
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Each part looks radically different today than when players first started knocking balls around hundreds of years ago.
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The bench tipped, and the man put out a hand to steady himself, knocking a Hopi headpiece off a ledge.
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The heart-pounding encounter ended with the calf reunited with its mother, dramatic photos on a cellphone — and the couple continuing on to catch brook trout.
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Dansby Swanson hit three home runs, including a grand slam, Michael Conforto homered twice and the Chicago Cubs pounded the San Diego Padres 23-3 on Wednesday.
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The throat punch is just the latest in a string of controversial moments, where fans became concerned over Clark's wellbeing and treatment by other players.
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Professional wrestling violence is normally scripted, with both parties agreeing to hit each other with punches, kicks, throws and sometimes weapons to tell a violent story in the ring or on camera.
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Moniak smacked a 424-foot homer to right-center with one down in the bottom of the inning to tie the game.
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Kara and Ruthye figure out the Brigands are trafficking young women for dastardly purposes, giving them yet another reason to smack some dudes around.
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“Thump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thump. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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