thumping
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Definition of thumping
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Synonyms & Antonyms for thumping
Synonyms: Adverb
achingly, almighty, archly, awful, awfully, badly, beastly, blisteringly, bone, colossally, corking, cracking, damn, damned, dang, deadly, desperately, eminently, enormously, especially, ever, exceedingly (also exceeding), extra, extremely, fabulously, fantastically, far, fiercely, filthy, frightfully, full, greatly, heavily, highly, hugely, immensely, incredibly, intensely, jolly, majorly, mightily, mighty, monstrous [chiefly dialect], mortally, most, much, particularly, passing, rattling, real, really, right, roaring, roaringly, seriously, severely, so, sore, sorely, spanking, specially, stinking, such, super, supremely, surpassingly, terribly, that, too, unco, uncommonly, vastly, very, vitally, way, whacking, wicked, wildly
Antonyms: Adverb
little, negligibly, nominally, slightly, somewhat
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Examples of thumping in a Sentence
Adjective
He told a thumping lie.Adverb
That was a thumping great story she told. We had a thumping good time.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
For all the thumping energy, the music has a touch of stiff irony reminiscent of Shostakovich. — New York Times, "Is ‘Mass’ Leonard Bernstein’s Best Work, or His Worst?," 13 July 2018 During a recent visit, one sound technician repeatedly played a scene featuring a flaming arrow shot seemingly over the audience's head, making sure the thumping impact sounds had just the right quiver. — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, "First look: Po kicks again at Universal Studios with 'Kung Fu Panda: The Emperor's Quest'," 25 May 2018 Beginning with Leslie Grace trilling along to the beat, the song switches between Korean and Spanish, and throws in a few English phrases for good measure, as the tune builds to the swaying titular refrain and a thumping dance break. — Tamar Herman, Billboard, "Super Junior Team Up With Leslie Grace for Latin-Tinged 'Lo Siento': Watch the Music Video," 12 Apr. 2018 Featuring an electronic, trap-like sound bed powered by lush synths and a thumping bass line, Mir -- in his melodic rap-sing flow -- brushes off people who claim to be his friend, but as his star continues to rise, turn out to be opportunists. — Nerisha Penrose, Billboard, "Mir Fontane & Kodie Shane Keep Their Circles Tight in New Song 'New Friends': Premiere," 25 Jan. 2018 The thumping bass line cuts out abruptly and the soundtrack is replaced with the ratchet-like chorus of crickets. — Evan Lubofsky, Smithsonian, "One Scientist May Have Finally Figured Out the Mystery of Why a Civil War Submarine Sank," 23 Aug. 2017 The thumping bass line cuts out abruptly and the soundtrack is replaced with the ratchet-like chorus of crickets. — Evan Lubofsky, Smithsonian, "One Scientist May Have Finally Figured Out the Mystery of Why a Civil War Submarine Sank," 23 Aug. 2017 The credit for that largely goes to composer Michael Giacchino’s better-than-it-needs-to-be score—a freaky symphony of staccato woodwinds, plucky strings, and ominous thumping kettle drums—and Andy Serkis, who brings Caesar to life once again. — Chris Nashawaty, PEOPLE.com, "War for the Planet of the Apes," 14 July 2017 Kevin Labadie’s circle-themed paintings are harder-edged and more ironic: One spacey set of rounds includes two small (and circular) speakers that provide a thumping soundtrack. – — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, "10 places off the beaten path to see art in Washington, D.C.," 19 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'thumping.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.