thumping
/ˈθʌmpɪŋ/ noun C2- A dull, heavy sound.
- A beating. · He received a thumping from the school bully.
- A heavy defeat.
Plural thumpings
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“A lie, Watson—a great, big, thumping, obtrusive, uncompromising lie—that’s what meets us on the threshold!
I wondered if I looked as I felt and if they could hear my heart thumping clear across the room.
This technological adaptation fundamentally altered the sonic landscape, producing a driving, aggressive sound characterized by distorted chords and thumping basslines.
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