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thumpingly

thumpingly adverb: with thumping noises.

Adverb

thumpingly (comparative more thumpingly, superlative most thumpingly)

  1. With thumping noises.
    • He walked thumpingly up the stairs in his boots.
  2. (informal) Extremely.
    • It was a thumpingly tall ladder.1994, Sharon Creech, Walk Two Moons, page 169
    • But while often seen as a symbol of the BBC’s commitment to diversity, she is, herself, thumpingly posh.2016 March 24, Sebastian Shakespeare, “'No-one told me I was going to be interviewed by a Muslim': Moment Burma democracy heroine Suu Kyi lost her cool with BBC's Mishal Husain after being quizzed...

Forms of thumpingly

comparativemore thumpingly
superlativemost thumpingly

Origin of thumpingly

From thumping + -ly.

Questions about thumpingly

What does thumpingly mean?
Thumpingly means with thumping noises.
What part of speech is thumpingly?
Thumpingly is an adverb.

Words near thumpingly in the dictionary

  1. thumpers
  2. thumpier
  3. thumpiest
  4. thumpin'
  5. thumping
  6. thumpingly
  7. thumpings
  8. thumpity
  9. thumps
  10. thumpt
  11. thumpy

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