humongous, banging, thumping, whopping, walloping
(adjective) (used informally) very large; “a thumping loss”
thump, thumping, clump, clunk, thud
(noun) a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
thumping (comparative more thumping, superlative most thumping)
(informal) Exceptional in some degree.
thumping (countable and uncountable, plural thumpings)
A dull, heavy sound.
A beating.
(sports) A heavy defeat.
• (heavy defeat): thrashing
thumping
present participle of thump
Source: Wiktionary
Thump"ing, a.
Definition: Heavy; large. [Colloq.]
Thump, n. Etym: [Probably of imitative origin; perhaps influenced by dump, v.t.]
1. The sound made by the sudden fall or blow of a heavy body, as of a hammer, or the like. The distant forge's swinging thump profound. Wordsworth. With heavy thump, a lifeless lump, They dropped down, one by one. Coleridge.
2. A blow or knock, as with something blunt or heavy; a heavy fall. The watchman gave so great a thump at my door, that I awaked at the knock. Tatler.
Thump, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thumped; p. pr. & vb. n. Thumping.]
Definition: To strike or beat with something thick or heavy, or so as to cause a dull sound. These bastard Bretons; whom our hathers Have in their own land beaten, bobbed, and thumped. Shak.
Thump, v. i.
Definition: To give a thump or thumps; to strike or fall with a heavy blow; to pound. A watchman at midnight thumps with his pole. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
