When your heart thumps, it beats strongly and quickly, usually because you are afraid or excited. My heart was thumping wildly but I didn't let my face show any emotion. = pound, thud see also thumping
If you thump something somewhere or if it thumps there, it makes a loud, dull sound by hitting something else. She thumped her hand on the witness box Waiters went scurrying down the aisles, thumping down tureens of soup. paving stones and bricks which have been thumping down on police shields and helmets Thump is also a noun. There was a loud thump as the horse crashed into the van. = thud
a heavy blow with the hand a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist
If you thump something, you hit it hard, usually with your fist. He thumped my shoulder affectionately, nearly knocking me over I heard you thumping on the door. = bang Thump is also a noun. He felt a thump on his shoulder