1
[ noun ] a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

Synonyms

thud clump clunk thump

Used in print

(Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)

Amid the crackle of small_arms and automatic weapons , I heard the thumping of mortars .

Related terms

sound thud clop crump

2
[ adjective ] not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft

Synonyms

thudding dull

Examples

"the dull thud" "thudding bullets" "thumping feet on the carpeted stairs"

Related terms

unreverberant

3
[ adjective ] (used informally) very large

Synonyms

walloping whopping banging humongous

Examples

"a thumping loss"

Related terms

colloquialism large

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Rhymes with

stumping jumping dumping tramping chomping camping typing topping tapping mopping popping mapping piping limping trapping stopping shopping strapping napping taping ping rapping lapping sopping whopping wrapping gulping tripping whopping dropping stripping gasping warping carping snapping clapping flapping flopping nipping chipping shipping grasping stooping whipping ripping sipping burping dripping housekeeping kidnaping kidnapping helping walloping galloping enveloping developing clipping slipping gripping worshipping gossiping gaping seeping roping coping leaping keeping weeping shaping whipping overlapping landscaping drooping equipping creeping sweeping sleeping sloping groping grouping scraping bookkeeping peacekeeping safekeeping landscaping

Phonetic and Homophones

TH AH1 M P IH0 NG

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