thumping

ˈθʌmpɪŋ
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Translation of thumping from English into Dutch,

Noun

1.

sound

dull, heavy sound made by impact
  • The book fell with a thumping on the floor.Het boek viel met een dreun op de vloer.
2.

rhythm

rhythmic beating or pounding
  • I could hear the thumping of the drums from afar.Ik kon het gedreun van de drums van veraf horen.
3.

sports

RareUK
heavy defeat in a competition
RareUK
  • Our team suffered a thumping in the finals.Ons team leed een nederlaag in de finale.

Adjective

1.

emphasis

UK
used to emphasize something very great or severe
UK
  • It was a thumping success at the box office.Het was een daverend succes aan de kassa.
2.

size

exceptionally large or great in size or degree
  • The team won by a thumping margin.Het team won met een verpletterende marge.
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Expressions with thumping: examples in English and translations in Dutch

het is een enorm dik boek
It's a thumping great book that weighs a ton.
bonkende hoofdpijn
kloppende hoofdpijn
I woke up with a thumping headache this morning.
ruime meerderheid
grote meerderheid
The party won with a thumping majority.
verkiezen met een overweldigende meerderheid
kiezen met een overweldigende meerderheid
The citizens elected her with a thumping majority.
vurig gelovig
religieus fanatiek
The bible-thumping preacher spoke passionately to the crowd.
borstklopperij
The politician's speech was full of chest-thumping.

Synonyms and analogies of thumping in English

Examples of thumping in a sentence

  • I heard a thumping from the basement late at night.
  • The thumping in the club was deafening.
  • I felt the thumping of my heart in my chest.
  • The thumping we received was hard to forget.
  • Their rivals gave them a thumping in the semi-finals.
  • The team achieved a thumping victory in the finals.
thump
θʌmp
Verb
1.

action

tr.
hit something hard with a fist
tr.
  • He thumped the table in frustration.Hij sloeg gefrustreerd op de tafel.
2.

sound

intr.
make a loud dull sound
intr.
  • The book thumped onto the floor.Het boek plofte op de grond.
3.

heart sound

intr.Rare
beat strongly or with a loud noise
intr.Rare
  • Her heart thumped loudly as she awaited the results.Haar hart bonkte luid terwijl ze op de uitslag wachtte.
Noun
1.

dull bang

sound of a heavy object hitting something
  • The book fell with a thump.Het boek viel met een dreun.
2.

impact

heavy blow with a dull sound
  • I heard a thump from the next room.Ik hoorde een dreun uit de volgende kamer.
3.

medical

Rare
strong heartbeat felt physically
Rare
  • He felt a thump in his chest as he approached the stage.Hij voelde een bonzen in zijn borst toen hij het podium naderde

Expressions with thump: examples in English and translations in Dutch

op zijn borst slaan
zijn borst bekloppen
He thumped his chest after scoring the goal.
slaan
He thumped out a beat on the drums.
op de tafel slaan
de tafel bonken
He thumped the table to get everyone's attention.
fulmineren
The pastor often thumped the Bible during his sermons, preaching loudly and aggressively to emphasize his points.

Translations of "thumping" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective / Participle
dreunendprtp.

It was a thumping sound coming from the organ.

Het was een dreunend geluid dat uit het orgel kwam.

bonkendprtp.

I keep hearing these noises, like a thumping or something.

Ik blijf deze geluiden horen, zoals bonkend of zoiets.

kloppendprtp.

My wife went to turn the shower on, and there's a kind of thumping sound.

M'n vrouw wilde douchen, maar toen klonk er een kloppend geluid.

daverendadj./prtp.

They celebrated with a thumping success that exceeded all expectations.

Ze vierden een daverend succes dat alle verwachtingen overtrof.

kolossaaladj.

The museum displayed a thumping great dinosaur skeleton.

In het museum stond een kolossaal dinoskelet tentoongesteld.

Noun
dreunnm.

A loud thumping noise startled everyone in the empty house.

Een harde dreun schrikte iedereen op in het verlaten huis.

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Other translations for thumping:

  • bonzen

thumping: Examples and translations in context

I let lads give me a thumping to impress their dates.

Ik laat jongens geven me een dreunende om hun data te imponeren.

During the concert, the thumping bass made the floor vibrate.

Tijdens het concert liet de dreunende bas de vloer mee trillen.

The thumping bass at the concert shook the entire building.

De dreunende bas op het concert liet het hele gebouw trillen.

The drum-like thumping from the machinery could be felt throughout the building.

Het zware, dreunende gebonk van de machines was in het hele gebouw te voelen.

By midnight, the thumping bass from the club had my nerves jangling.

Tegen middernacht had de dreunende bas uit de club me op van de zenuwen.

You can feel the thumping beat here.

Je kunt de dreunende beat hier voelen.

The diverse musical selection ranges from traditional choir music to thumping dance.

De muziek die er klinkt varieert inmiddels van traditionele zangkoren tot dreunende dance.

The thumping drums signaled the start of the festival.

De dreunende trommels kondigden het begin van het festival aan.

See also:

bible-thumpingthumping headachethumping greatheart-thumpingtub-thumping
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