Thrump

Part of speech: verb, noun

Definitions

1. To hit something or someone with a heavy, dull blow, as in a dialect use of the word
2. Striking a surface forcefully so that it makes a dull, heavy thud
3. Beating or thumping with a loud, forceful impact, a regional and informal sense

Etymology: "Thrump" is onomatopoeic, meaning its sound was designed to mimic the thing it describes, much like "thud" or "thump." The sound of a heavy, dull blow lends the word its shape: a short burst of consonants that lands with a heavy final "p," just as the impact it names does. Because it grew out of imitating a noise rather than borrowing from another language, the word has no older ancestor to trace. Its meaning stays close to that original sound, describing a dull, heavy strike or the thud that follows it.

Synonyms: thump, thud, bump