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thudding
| Main Entry: |
thud/thump
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| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | dull crash; dull sound |
| Synonyms: | bang, beat, blow, clonk, clout, clump, clunk, fall, flutter, hammer, hit, knock, plop, poke, pound, pounding, pulse, rap, slap, smack, strike, throb, thunk, thwack, wallop, whack |
| Main Entry: | clump |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make thumping noise |
| Synonyms: | barge, bumble, clatter, clomp, galumph, hobble, limp, lumber, plod, scuff, stamp, stomp, stumble, stump, thud, thump, tramp |
| Main Entry: | hit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | collide, bump into |
| Synonyms: | bang into, buffet, butt, carom, clash, crash, glance, jostle, knock, light, meet, meet head-on, pat, rap, run into, scrape, sideswipe, smash, stumble, tap, thud, thump |
| Main Entry: | pulsate/pulse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | quiver, beat |
| Synonyms: | drum, fluctuate, hammer, oscillate, palpitate, pound, pump, roar, throb, thrum, thud, thump, tick, vibrate |
| Main Entry: | sound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | produce noise |
| Synonyms: | babble, bang, bark, blare, blow, boom, burst, buzz, cackle, chatter, clack, clang, clank, clap, clatter, clink, crash, creak, detonate, echo, emit, explode, hum, jabber, jangle, jar, moan, murmur, patter, play, rattle, reflect, resonate, resound, reverberate, ring, roar, rumble, shout, shriek, shrill, sing, slam, smash, snort, squawk, thud, thump, thunder, toot, trumpet, vibrate, whine, whisper |
| Antonyms: | quiet |
| Main Entry: | tap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hit lightly |
| Synonyms: | beat, bob, dab, drum, knock, palpate, pat, percuss, rap, strike, tag, thud, thump, tip, touch |
| Main Entry: | tramp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | walk heavily |
| Synonyms: | crush, footslog, gallop, hike, hop, march, navigate, plod, pound, ramble, range, roam, rove, slog, stamp, stodge, stomp, stroll, stump, thud, toil, tour, traipse, trample, tread, trek, trip, tromp, trudge, walk over |
| Notes: | a hobo is a migratory worker who likes to travel, a tramp travels without working, and a bum does not travel or work |
| Antonyms: | tiptoe |
| Main Entry: | pulsate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | beat |
| Synonyms: | drum, fluctuate, go pit-a-pat, hammer, oscillate, palpitate, pound, pulse, pump, quiver, roar, throb, thrum, thud, thump, tick, vibrate |
| Main Entry: | clomp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | clump |
| Synonyms: | clonk, clop, clunk, plod, pound, stomp, thud, thump, tromp |
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