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Definition of Thumped
1. thump [v] - See also: thump
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thumped
Literary usage of Thumped
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"And they'd tell tales in th' Sunday- school o' bad lads as had been thumped and
brayed for bird-nesting o' Sundays and playin' truant o' week-days, ..."
2. An Excursion to California Over the Prairie, Rocky Mountains, and Great by William Kelly (1851)
"... thumped, and staggered — Scene in the Cabin — Sleeping in the Foresail —
Providential Deliverance — Joking next Morning — Dead Calm and hot Sun — Cast ..."
3. The Exploits of Myles Standish by Henry Johnson (1897)
"Conspirators in Plymouth—The Captain closes with an Englishman—The Governor's
sagacious ruse—" A disgrace to the cloth"—"thumped out"—The affair at Cape ..."
4. To Your Dog and to My Dog (1915)
"The loud-thumped tail that welcomed one and all, The volleyed bark that nightly
would appal Our tim'rous errand boys—these things are o'er. ..."
5. Dangerous Enemies by John Gunn (2006)
""I don't like the way Lieutenant Grass is going on," said Bruce uneasily as the
lieutenant thumped a fist into the palm of his other hand. ..."
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