adj
Meaning 1
Exceptional in some degree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
thumping
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈθʌmpɪŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: TH AH1 M P IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
Exceptionally. Very.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- A thumping good wizard you'll be, I'm sure.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A dull, heavy sound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
A beating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- He received a thumping from the school bully.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
A heavy defeat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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verb
Meaning 6
present participle and gerund of thump
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 7
(used informally) very large
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a thumping loss
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: humongous, banging, whopping, walloping
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 8
a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: thump, clump, clunk, thud
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sound
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: uitzonderlijk — exceptionally
- Dutch: dreun — dull, heavy sound
- Finnish: jumputus — dull, heavy sound
- Finnish: jyminä — dull, heavy sound
- Finnish: jymy — dull, heavy sound
- Finnish: jyly — dull, heavy sound
- Finnish: jyske — dull, heavy sound
- Finnish: jysähtely — dull, heavy sound