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thumping
thump·ing T0195000 (thŭm′pĭng)adj. Informal Outstanding in size, degree, or quality: a thumping success; a thumping party.
thump′ing·ly adv.thumping (ˈθʌmpɪŋ) adj (prenominal) slang huge or excessive: a thumping loss. ˈthumpingly advthump•ing (ˈθʌm pɪŋ)
adj. exceptional: a thumping victory. thump′ing•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  thumping - a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)clunk, thud, thump, clumpsound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" | | Adj. | 1. |  thumping - (used informally) very large; "a thumping loss"banging, humongous, walloping, whoppingcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechbig, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" |
thumpingadjective (Slang) huge, massive, enormous, great, impressive, tremendous, excessive, terrific, thundering (slang), titanic, gigantic, monumental, mammoth, colossal, whopping (informal), stellar (informal), exorbitant, gargantuan, fuck-off (offensive taboo slang), elephantine, humongous or humungous (U.S. slang) The gloom deepened after a thumping £145 million loss.
insignificant, negligible, petty, trivial, trifling, meagre, paltry, inconsequential, measly (informal), piddling (informal)Translationsthumping
tub-thumpingForceful or aggressive promotion of one's agenda through public speech or other means. Primarily heard in UK. I wish they would quit their tub-thumping and get on with the show. We don't care about their politics.thump on (someone or something)To beat or pound on someone or something with force. The two brothers thump on each other all the time, but they're really very close. The manager thumped on the table to bring some order to the meeting.See also: on, thumptub-thumping BRITISH, JOURNALISMTub-thumping is used as an adjective and a noun to describe people's behaviour when they are supporting an idea or course of action in a loud and forceful way. Economic recovery does not depend on tub-thumping speeches from politicians, but on the Government creating jobs. The players neither need, nor will respond to, tub-thumping. Note: You can call someone who behaves in this way a tub-thumper. Marsh was far from being a tub-thumper. Note: This expression is used to show disapproval. Note: People sometimes used to refer to pulpits (= the place in a church where the priest stands to speak) as `tubs', especially when talking humorously about nonconformist preachers. The image is of a preacher banging the pulpit with his fist to emphasize his message. EncyclopediaSeethumpthumping
Related to thumping: under way, tactfully, seek out, ingeniously, pickiest, overjoysSynonyms for thumpingadj hugeSynonyms- huge
- massive
- enormous
- great
- impressive
- tremendous
- excessive
- terrific
- thundering
- titanic
- gigantic
- monumental
- mammoth
- colossal
- whopping
- stellar
- exorbitant
- gargantuan
- fuck-off
- elephantine
- humongous or humungous
Antonyms- insignificant
- negligible
- petty
- trivial
- trifling
- meagre
- paltry
- inconsequential
- measly
- piddling
Synonyms for thumpingnoun a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)SynonymsRelated Wordsadj (used informally) very largeSynonyms- banging
- humongous
- walloping
- whopping
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