thrump
thrump noun: the sound or vibration from a dull, heavy, pounding blow or pulsation.
Noun
thrump (plural thrumps)
- The sound or vibration from a dull, heavy, pounding blow or pulsation.
- Feel the thrump thrump thrump of the wheels beneath me.2001, Mary Pershall, Asking for Trouble, page 252
- There it was, the familiar sound thrump, thrump, thrump, as the honor guards took turns in casting shovelfuls of earth on the coffin, a sound Peter had grown to dread.2006, Charles Casimer Krawczyk, Remembrance: As Long As We Live, page 238
Verb
thrump (third-person singular simple present thrumps, present participle thrumping, simple past and past participle thrumped)
- To cause a thrump.
- Our dandy, as we are informed, is also a great favourite among the ladies — goes to parties, balls, and concerts — knows semibreve from a demisemiquaver, and can thrump a piano considerably.1830, John B. Skillman, Skillman's New-York Police Reports, page 121
- She heads out the back of the hospital barracks, and there, under the new sprinkle of snow, the cold soaking through her gumboots, Esme splits the wood with an axe. Thrumps it open at the heart.2007, Emily Ballou, Aphelion, page 238
Examples of thrump in a sentence
- The thrump, thrump, thrump of the drums helped troops locate their units amid the noise and smoke surrounding them, and told soldiers how to position themselves.2007, Walter A. Hazen, Everyday Life the Civil War:
- It was a soft thrump, like a valve closing on a vacuum.2014, Mary Kay McComas, Kiss Me, Kelly:
- As Clay thrumps back and forth behind the bar, Duncan changes his mind repeatedly, and if he pauses in deliberation when Clay returns, Clay does not wait but continues on behind the bar.2013, Thomas O'Malley, This Magnificent Desolation, page 297:
Forms of thrump
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | thrumps |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | thrumps |
| present participle | thrumping |
| past participle | thrumped |
| past | thrumped |
Origin of thrump
Onomatopoeic.
Questions about thrump
- What does thrump mean?
- Thrump means the sound or vibration from a dull, heavy, pounding blow or pulsation.
- How do you use thrump in a sentence?
- The thrump, thrump, thrump of the drums helped troops locate their units amid the noise and smoke surrounding them, and told soldiers how to position themselves.
- What part of speech is thrump?
- Thrump can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of thrump?
- The plural of thrump is thrumps.
Words near thrump in the dictionary
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