thump

thump is a 5-letter English word with 9 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The sound made by the sudden fall or blow of a heavy body, as of a hammer, or the like. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The sound made by the sudden fall or blow of a heavy body, as of a hammer, or the like.
2. noun. A blow or knock, as with something blunt or heavy; a heavy fall.
3. transitive verb. To strike or beat with something thick or heavy, or so as to cause a dull sound.
4. intransitive verb. To give a thump or thumps; to strike or fall with a heavy blow; to pound.
5. noun. a heavy blow with the hand
6. noun. a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

   Synonyms: clump, clunk, thud, thumping

7. verb. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

   "the salesman pounded the door knocker"

   "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

   Synonyms: poke, pound

8. verb. move rhythmically

   "Her heart was beating fast"

   Synonyms: beat, pound

9. verb. make a dull sound

   "the knocker thudded against the front door"

   Synonyms: thud

Synonyms

clump, clunk, thud, thumping, poke, pound, beat

Common word forms

thumps, thumped, thumper, thumping

Words from these letters

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