thump·ing (th m p ng)adj. Informal Outstanding in size, degree, or quality: a thumping success; a thumping party. thump ing·ly adv. |
thumping [ˈθʌmpɪŋ]
adj
(prenominal) Slang huge or excessive a thumping loss
thumpingly adv
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| Noun | 1. |  thumping - a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" |
| Adj. | 1. |  thumping - (used informally) very large; "a thumping loss"colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" |
thumping
adjective (Slang) huge, massive, enormous, great, impressive, tremendous, excessive, terrific, thundering (slang), titanic, gigantic, monumental, mammoth, colossal, whopping (informal), stellar (informal), exorbitant, gargantuan, fuck-off (offensive taboo slang), elephantine, humongous or humungous (U.S. slang) The gloom deepened after a thumping £145 million loss.
insignificant, negligible, petty, trivial, trifling, meagre, paltry, inconsequential, measly (informal), piddling (informal)
insignificant, negligible, petty, trivial, trifling, meagre, paltry, inconsequential, measly (informal), piddling (informal)
Translations
thumping [ˈθʌmpɪŋ] adj (British) (= whopping) [majority] → écrasant(e); [loss, defeat] → retentissant(e)
elected with a thumping majority → élu(e) à une écrasante majorité
elected with a thumping majority → élu(e) à une écrasante majorité
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