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thumping

thumping

1 4.6
Very large or very great in size, amount and quality
  • adjective
  • /ˈθʌmpɪŋ/
  • Informal
translation icon : tremendo
  • Her thumping victory in the race surprised everyone at the event.

It's not completely drowned out by super thumping bass.

Examples

  • The concert featured a thumping bass line that filled the entire venue.

  • How about chest thumping and the conspicuous display of wealth?

  • Look, I thought the way they've translated that music into like a really thumping score for a war movie.

  • He made a thumping success of his first business venture and celebrated with friends.

Synonyms

humongous
vsthumping
  • Informal
37 3.6

Very large in size, much bigger than normal

is used informally to add strong emphasis beyond a plain large term
whopping
vsthumping
  • Informal
1 5.0

Very large in size or amount

is used informally to stress very large size or amount
whooping
vsthumping
  • Informal
4.9

Very large and impressive in size or amount

is used informally to add strong emphasis to great size or degree
walloping
vsthumping
  • Informal
6.3

Very large in size or amount

is used informally to emphasize magnitude rather than neutral description

Antonyms

small
∞ 1.0

Not large in size or amount

insignificant
104 4.1

Not important or too small to matter

How Big

enormous
842 2.1
thumping
  • Informal
1 4.6
huge
∞ 1.0
big
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

thumping positive

Morphology

thumping = thump (semi-transparent) = thump + ing

The form is built from thump + -ing, but the informal intensifying meaning is conventional and not fully predictable from the base alone.

Etymology

Thumping as an adjective comes from the verb thump, 'to hit hard', and it kept the sense of something that hits with force. That's why a 'thumping' win or a 'thumping' profit feels very large or impressive.