thump

Nouns

  • (n) a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) clunk, thud, thumping, clump,
  • (n) a heavy blow with the hand

Verbs

  • (v) move rhythmically
    • Her heart was beating fast
    beat, pound,
  • (v) make a dull sound
    • the knocker thudded against the front door
    thud,
  • (v) hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
    • the salesman pounded the door knocker
    • a bible-thumping Southern Baptist
    pound, poke,

Synonyms

beat pound clunk thud thumping clump poke

Words of close approximity

thumb
thud thug thus
Thuja Thule thumb thunk
thumping thump out