thumping

  • 1thumping — ► ADJECTIVE 1) pounding; throbbing. 2) informal impressively large: a thumping 64 per cent majority …

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  • 2Thumping — Thump ing, a. Heavy; large. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3thumping — index prodigious (enormous) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4thumping — [thum′piŋ] adj. 1. that thumps 2. Informal very large; whopping thumpingly adv …

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  • 5-thumping — noun and adjective ● bible …

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  • 6thumping — thump|ing [ˈθʌmpıŋ] adj [only before noun] 1.) also thumping great BrE informal very big or great ▪ Mulroney swept to power with a thumping majority. ▪ He told us some thumping great lies! 2.) thumping music has a strong loud beat 3.) thumping… …

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  • 7thumping — [[t]θʌ̱mpɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n (emphasis) Thumping is used to emphasize that something is very great or severe. [BRIT, INFORMAL] The Right has a thumping majority... The gloom deepened after a thumping ₤145m loss at British Rail. Syn: whopping… …

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  • 8thumping — UK [ˈθʌmpɪŋ] / US adjective British informal 1) used for emphasizing how big or good something is a thumping victory/defeat 2) a thumping headache (= pain in your head) is very severe Derived word: thumping UK / US adverb They made a thumping… …

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  • 9thumping — I. adjective Etymology: thumping, present participle of 1thump Date: 1576 impressively large, great, or excellent < a thumping majority > • thumpingly adverb II. adverb Date: 1835 very …

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  • 10thumping — thump|ing [ θʌmpıŋ ] adjective BRITISH INFORMAL 1. ) used for emphasizing how big or good something is: a thumping victory/defeat 2. ) a thumping HEADACHE (=pain in your head) is very severe ╾ thump|ing adverb: They made a thumping great profit&#8230; …

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