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Meaning of THUMPING

Pronunciation:  'thumpeeng

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
  2. [adj]  (used informally) very large; "a thumping loss"
  3. [adj]  not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft; "the dull thud"; "thudding bullets"; "thumping feet on the carpeted stairs"
 
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 Synonyms: big, clump, clunk, dull, humongous, large, nonresonant, thud, thudding, thump, unreverberant, walloping, whopping
 
 See Also: sound

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Thump"ing\, a.
Heavy; large. [Colloq.]
 

 

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