thump

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

During those future flights, researchers will gather public feedback about the aircraft's quieter sonic "thump" and evaluate how people respond to it.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026

The lights go down and the orchestra weaves between the steady thump of his beats and vivid melodies, as shadow-like projections are beamed onto a huge circular curtain draped above him.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

Moments later, a bass thump sounded in the distance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026

He took another step, and just as he was about to reach for her, the smile disappeared and his substantial body crumpled to the floor, landing face-first with a loud thump.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

Orbs of yellow light wash over plates of juicy chicken inasal; longtime friends catch up over handpicked wines as music thumps in the background.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 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

You can see your breath, hear terrifying thumps and feel the vibrations of each impact as the wrestlers play out their well-practised moves.

From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2023

Car-radio music thumps from about a block away.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

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

The Angels thumped the Colorado Rockies 11-4, but one good night cannot change the trajectory of a miserable season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

A lot has changed about Leeds since they got thumped by Brighton at Amex Stadium in November.

From BBC ● May 14, 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

I hugged Lumpy, and his tail thumped on the bed.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

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

It stated Jodrell Bank was "an icon in UK cultural and scientific history", which was the "thriving, thumping heart of space observation, research and education in the UK".

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

It’s a world of classical pianists and opera singers rather than thumping bass, Gothic palaces over private islands in the Bahamas and fine Barolo instead of sugary margaritas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Her heart was beating so loudly that if the jelly bean fish didn’t work, the thumping in her chest would.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega