thumping

  • 21thumping — Synonyms and related words: awful, banging, barrage, beat, beating, behemoth, bumping, clicking, colossal, complete, deadly, dreadful, drum, drum music, drumbeat, drumfire, drumming, elephantine, enormous, fearful, flutter, fluttering, frightful …

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  • 22thumping — thump·ing || θʌmpɪŋ adj. big, large; vast, huge, numerous θʌmp n. thud, dull heavy sound like that of a fall; strike or blow that causes a thud v. strike with something heavy so as to produce a dull heavy sound; strike with such a sound,… …

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  • 23thumping — a. 1. Heavy. 2. (Colloq.) Stout, fat, large, big, overgrown …

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  • 24thumping — adj 1. resounding, echoing, banging, clanging; dull, heavy. 2.Informal. huge, colossal, enormous, great, immense, tremendous; gigantic, giant, gargantuan, mammoth, titanic; monumental, towering, impressive, fantastic; exceptional, unusual,… …

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  • 25thumping (great) —  Very large or heavy …

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  • 26tub-thumping — tub .thumping adj [only before noun] BrE informal trying to persuade people about your opinions in a loud and forceful way ▪ He is still addressing rallies in his usual tub thumping, arrogant way. >tub thumping n [U] >tub thumper n …

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  • 27tub-thumping — British 1. speech or behaviour that is intended to force people to support an idea or plan. Far too much tub thumping goes on during these debates. 2. tub thumping speech or behaviour that is intended to force people to support an idea or plan.… …

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  • 28tub-thumping — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : an act or instance of engaging in impassioned or ranting utterance a terrific job of tub thumping for a novel Bennett Cerf II. adjective : marked by tub thumping a tub thumping socialist Anthony West …

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  • 29tub thumping — tub thumping, Informal. 1. loud and emotional oratory; declamatory speaking. 2. U.S. Informal. sensational advertising or publicity; ballyhoo: »Each year, to the accompaniment of much tub thumping, they pour out a stream of new models designed to …

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  • 30tub-thumping — tub ,thumping adjective BRITISH INFORMAL loud and determined in the way you express your opinions ╾ tub ,thumper noun count ╾ tub ,thumping noun uncount …

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