thumps in English

noun
1
a heavy dull blow with a person's fist or a blunt implement.
I felt a thump on my back
verb
1
hit (someone or something) heavily, especially with the fist or a blunt implement.
Holman thumped the desk with his hand
synonyms:hitstrikebeatbatterpoundknockrapsmackthwackpummelpunchthrashcuffbox someone's earsbashbopcloutclobbersockswipesluglashwhackwallopbeat the (living) daylights out ofbelttanlay intolet someone have itwhupsmite

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1. And one foot thumps on the ramp.

2. And I had told them, " When you hear three thumps,

3. Preying on remote farmsteads, Bugbears reveal their presence with thumps in the night or creaks of boards to build lurking dread and arouse

4. A Beheaded set loose near populated areas thumps ominously against shut doors and windows, biding its time until someone responds to the incessant knocking.

5. (semi)-Crotchetily, thumps the stumps of former spoons (“)to tease ( and a coffee, please )(“) from dese “ d “s that could be “ d “s… Notes as "b"s (if nor B.S.)

6. Upon closer inspection to the north, i.e. where most of the thumps were heard, a kind of an ashen cloud was seen near the horizon, which kept getting smaller and more transparent and possibly by around 2–3 pp. m. completely disappeared.