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thumping

2 syllables
adjectivenoun
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As an adjective, thumping means exceptional in some degree. As a noun, it means a dull, heavy sound.

Meanings of thumping

5 meanings

adjective

  1. informalExceptional in some degree.

  2. (used informally) very large

    “a thumping loss”

    Similar: humongous, banging, whopping, walloping

noun

  1. A dull, heavy sound.

  2. A beating.

    “He received a thumping from the school bully.”

  3. sportsA heavy defeat.

verb

Present participle of thump

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

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adjective: (used informally) very large
humongousbangingwhoppingwalloping
noun: a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
thumpclumpclunkthud

Words that rhyme with thumping

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jumpingpumpingdumpingbumpingantidumpingclumpinglumpingslumpingstumping

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