Thesaurus results for THUMPS

thumps 1 of 2

noun

plural of thump

as in thuds

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument In frustration, she gave the jammed copier a thump with her fist.

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thumps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of thump

as in slaps

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner thumped the desk with his hand as he delivered his speech

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as in licks

to strike repeatedly playfully knocked his younger brother down and began to thump him with a foam bat

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Noun

The lower-vocal harmony struggles to stand out any time the deeper bass thumps. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026 Agents yelled from every direction, and the thumps of a news helicopter overhead were deafening. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026 You’ll be thrown around in your seat, which moves in sync with the action, along with thumps in the back, splashes of water, blasts of air, smoke, and flashes of light. — Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026 In Guyana’s capital city of Georgetown, neighbors can still hear the thumps. — Tyler Jett, Des Moines Register, 21 Jan. 2026

Verb

Aledo thumps Colleyville Heritage, Joshua next Tiara Butler dropped in 13 points to lead Aledo to a 48-21 win over Colleyville Heritage in a Class 5A Division I bi-district playoff on Monday. — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026 Pam thumps down to earth, all four chair legs on the floor. — Allegra Goodman, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026 Its Dolby Atmos fills your space, the subwoofer thumps, and Q-Symphony sync turns your TV into an epic sound machine. — PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025 A couple of good back slaps and thumps from the adoring crowd. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025 In one incident, a predator, confirmed by a state biologist to have been a wolf, attacked an elk on the front steps of a home in Sierra County as the college-age son of the owner cowered inside, alone and afraid amid the growls and thumps that were shaking the front door. — Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025 To the pop of a bottle of Ruinart champagne served with Petrossian caviar and blinis, the train thumps and clacks south of the French capital, picking up pace through villages and vineyards, warm air billowing through the wind-down windows. — Monisha Rajesh, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2025

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Noun

Rapp, up on Taft Point, heard two thuds.

— Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Likewise, the score by Tony Doogan leans too heavily on generic electronic thuds, the kind that segue into a commercial break cliffhanger and an ad for blood pressure medicine.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of thuds

Verb

Someone slaps a strip of medical tape across their lips, promises you deeper sleep, fewer snores and a sharper jawline by morning, then cuts to a dreamy sunrise shot.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
As the child puts his hands up, Bible says Campbell slaps them away, then drags him off the field.

— Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of slaps

Verb

That glib self-confidence is present in McNamara, who licks the doughnut glaze off his fingers before offering his hand to the female detective questioning the one living Jason.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Later, a woman protractedly licks blue ice cream from a cone, her attempts thwarted by ferocious gusts of wind and sand.

— Matilda Hague, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of licks

Verb

Anxiety knocks people off autopilot, sharpens attention and sends them looking for new information.

— Monique Mitchell Turner, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026
The Newmark report also knocks the draft deal for saddling Miami-Dade with too many risks of cost overruns and other risks that a private company would typically shoulder in a venture like this one.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of knocks

Verb

Higher prices come as Ukraine pounds Russian refineries, forcing Moscow to ban diesel exports.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
Part of the problem is that every summer, water pounds down on sidewalks in the Treasure Valley, drops rippling on glassy reflective surfaces, all because of sprinkler jets overshooting the grass and landing on pavement.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of pounds

Verb

And there’s rarely time to digest one controversy before the next one comes barreling down the road and smacks us in the mouth.

— Bernard Goldberg, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026
In a fight with yet more mercenaries, Reacher smacks a gun out of a guy’s hand using one of Philadelphia’s moving subway trains.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

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