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thump
1. n. A blow that produces a muffled sound.
2. n. The sound of such a blow; a thud.
3. n. (dated, colloquial, euphemism) (Used to replace the vulgar or blasphemous element in "what the hell" and similar phrases.)
Where the thump have you been?!
4. v. To hit (someone or something) as if to make a thump.
5. v. To cause to make a thumping sound.
The cat thumped its tail in irritation.
6. v. (intransitive) To thud or pound.
7. v. (intransitive) To throb with a muffled rhythmic sound.
Dance music thumped from the nightclub entrance.

Example Sentences

A thump or two at the front door.  The sound of the bells mingled with the loud sound of cheering and the crackle and thump of the street battles.

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