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Meanings of thumping in English

Catalan
cop sord

A heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

cop sord

(Used informally) very large.

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Usage of thumping in English
1
Yet, the faint cries for help plus some dull thumping noises continue.
The Irish Times
2
Europe's population is in decline, and American supremacy has taken a thumping.
The Irish Times
3
Bullies, pimps, and predators often didn't understand anything but a good thumping.
The perfect woman
4
The thumping noise was louder; he was going in the right direction.
The Wolf’s Hour
5
The anniversary will be marked this year with much fanfare and chest-thumping.
The Guardian
6
After a few minutes, Zilpha heard a thumping noise inside the machine.
The nightmarys
7
In the distance he could hear the thumping of the water pump.
The Incredible Shrinking Man
8
Heart thumping, she went to the open ballroom doors and looked in.
The Shining
9
He said something I couldn't hear over the thumping of the rain.
Dexter Is Dead
10
My heart started thumping hard, as if I'd been in a fight.
Fang: a maximum ride novel
11
Heart thumping, I liberated my prize and stumbled back to the building.
Grave Secrets
12
He set it down again, thumping the heavy glass against the countertop.
Rot & ruin
13
The kudzu had taken to thumping over and over on the glass.
Sister Mine
14
The animal moved steadily toward him, its footsteps thumping on the ground.
The Lost World
15
Hector the Barber was now thumping his foot in time and grinning.
Revival
16
It's the moose-hunting, liberal-baiting, bible-thumping governor of the US's most obscure state.
The Irish Times
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Translations for thumping
Thumping through the time
Thumping across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
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