Thumping
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈθʌmpɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Thumping is an adjective meaning (informal) Exceptional in some degree.
Meaning
(informal) Exceptional in some degree.
More Meanings
- (informal) Exceptionally. Very.
- A dull, heavy sound.
- A beating.
- (sports) A heavy defeat.
- present participle and gerund of thump
Example Sentences
A thumping good wizard you'll be, I'm sure.
He received a thumping from the school bully.
There was nothing to be seen, but he could hear loud thumpings and bumpings which seemed to come from the back of the house.
And in our times, in Philadelphia, there have been specimens of violent shruggings of the shoulders, and brachial twitches, and prodigious wry faces, and thumpings on the pews.
Word Forms
- thumpings
Synonyms for thumping
Depending on context, synonyms include thrashing, dull, thump, clump, large, big.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include whopping, large, humongous, walloping, big, dull.
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