thumps

Part of Speech:

All (2) Noun (2) Verb (1)

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hit n.
dull crash; dull sound n., v.

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

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thumps

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

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

My heart thumps loudly in my chest at his words, and the warm way he’s looking at me.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott