thump

IPA: θˈʌmp

A blow that produces a muffled sound.
The sound of such a blow; a thud.
(dated, colloquial, euphemistic) Used to replace the vulgar or blasphemous element in "what the hell" and similar phrases.

Examples of "thump" in Sentences

'danger;' and a very fast _thump thump thump_ means 'run for dear life.'
_Thump, thump, thump_! went Roy's heart as these thoughts rushed through his brain.
'_Thump -- thump -- thump_,' which is a rabbit telegram for 'Get out of my swamp, or fight.'
And it’s true – that silence after the thump is the longest period of time in a parent’s life.
And it's true - that silence after the thump is the longest period of time in a parent's life.
_Thump -- thump -- thump_ -- Dane beat it out frantically, belaboring the drum head as he wanted to sink his fists home on the body of the
Sunday evening, GF and I heard the * SNAP thump thump thump* of a rat getting caught in one of the traps left by the exterminator some months ago.
Elli makes it three steps down the stairs before tripping on herself and proceeds to * thump thump thump* stair by stair, on her face, all the way down to the landing.
The new-comer made a big V with his ears, sat upright for a few seconds, then, dropping on his fore-feet, sent along the ground a louder, stronger, '_Thump -- thump -- thump_.'
a shameful thing to clear those pears from the tree in that way, and then I grew furious, for one whispered something to the other, and the tree being stripped was shaken, and then _thump, thump, thump_, one after another the beautiful fruit fell.