thumping

  • 101humongous — adjective (used informally) very large a thumping loss • Syn: ↑banging, ↑thumping, ↑whopping, ↑walloping • Similar to: ↑large, ↑big …

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  • 102thump out — verb beat out a rhythm • Syn: ↑beat out, ↑tap out • Hypernyms: ↑beat • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Something s something * * * ˌ …

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  • 103walloping — I noun a sound defeat • Syn: ↑thrashing, ↑debacle, ↑drubbing, ↑slaughter, ↑trouncing, ↑whipping • Derivationally related forms: ↑whip …

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  • 104Thump — Thump, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thumped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thumping}.] To strike or beat with something thick or heavy, or so as to cause a dull sound. [1913 Webster] These bastard Bretons; whom our hathers Have in their own land beaten, bobbed, and… …

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  • 105Thumped — Thump Thump, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thumped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thumping}.] To strike or beat with something thick or heavy, or so as to cause a dull sound. [1913 Webster] These bastard Bretons; whom our hathers Have in their own land beaten, bobbed …

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  • 106Bible-thumper — noun Date: circa 1923 an overzealous advocate of Christian fundamentalism • Bible thumping adjective …

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  • 107clonk — verb Etymology: imitative Date: 1930 intransitive verb to make a dull hollow thumping sound transitive verb to cause to clonk • clonk noun …

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  • 108thump — I. verb Etymology: imitative Date: 1548 transitive verb 1. to strike or beat with or as if with something thick or heavy so as to cause a dull sound 2. pound, knock 3. whip, thrash 4. to produce (music) mechanically or in a mechanical manner… …

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  • 109thumpingly — adverb see thumping I …

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  • 110The Ashes — Infobox cricket tournament main name = The Ashes imagesize = 220px caption = The Ashes urn is reputed to contain a burnt item of cricket equipment, possibly a bail. administrator = International Cricket Council cricket format = Test tournament… …

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