Thump
/θʌmp/noun
To strike or hit with a heavy, dull sound; also the sound made by such a blow.
Did you know?Thump is an expressive sound-symbolic word, and English has been building words like it for centuries by imitating the physical sensation of a dull удар rather than borrowing a fancy root.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
þumpian
“to strike or pound heavily (attested in later medieval English forms rather than classic Old English texts)”
Middle English
ME
thumpen
“to beat, strike, or pound with a heavy blow”
16th Century
English
thump
“a heavy blow or the sound of one”
Modern English
English
thump
“to hit heavily; a dull heavy sound or blow”