thumps

NOUN

hit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

thud

STRONG

bang beat blow bop ding drub knock pound punch smack sound strike stump throb thwack wallop whack whop

NOUN, VERB

dull crash; dull sound

Synonyms

WEAK

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

As the beat from Azealia Banks’ “212” thumps in the background, she bounces around her tiny New York bedroom, twirling like a chemically enhanced cool girl.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025

And they’re attracted to rhythmic thumps on the surface, so the Fremen — people who live in the Arrakis desert — walk in strange, loping, arrhythmic steps to avoid accidental detection.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2024

Three men of the 1st Special Purpose Bohun Brigade climb into an armoured Humvee, as the sound of artillery thumps ahead in the distance.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2023

David swings too late and the ball thumps against the side of the porch.

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord