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thumping

[thuhm-ping] / ˈθʌm pɪŋ /






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But despite the classical trappings, this was the loudest concert I've ever experienced at the O2 - not least on a thumping techno remix of Berghain, which the star premiered at this year's Brit Awards.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

The Garden has roared anew as St. John’s has surged to relevance with a pair of Big East tournament championships, the most recent of which involved a 20-point thumping of Connecticut.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

It has been a March Madness of the haves mercilessly thumping the have-nots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The forwards took the fight to France with relish, thumping into contact, scuttling several scrums and making the driving maul a weapon against a heavier pack.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Babulya was knitting a lumpy scarf near the oven, and Dyedka was grumping his way through Papa’s old history book at the table, thumping his wooden legs impatiently on the floor.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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