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thrump

[ thruhmp ]

noun

  1. a thumping, rumbling sound, usually repetitive:

    the thrump of artillery echoing through the valley.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of thrump1

First recorded in 1870–75; imitative
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Example Sentences

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With the thrump of three car doors, Kathy was suddenly and definitively alone.

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Two drummers emphasized tribal thrump and rolling rhythms, giving Welch’s music some earthiness and drive.

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Young was conscious of a dull crunching "thrump."

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As the show starts, guitars throb, drums thrump.

"'s the thrump—is it a diamond? look over and tell us," murmured the crowd nearest the entrance.

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