- thumping (great)
- Very large or heavy
A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
thumping (great)
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thumping — thump|ing [ˈθʌmpıŋ] adj [only before noun] 1.) also thumping great BrE informal very big or great ▪ Mulroney swept to power with a thumping majority. ▪ He told us some thumping great lies! 2.) thumping music has a strong loud beat 3.) thumping… … Dictionary of contemporary English
thumping — UK [ˈθʌmpɪŋ] / US adjective British informal 1) used for emphasizing how big or good something is a thumping victory/defeat 2) a thumping headache (= pain in your head) is very severe Derived word: thumping UK / US adverb They made a thumping… … English dictionary
thumping — /ˈθʌmpɪŋ/ (say thumping) adjective 1. Colloquial very great; remarkably or unusually large; exceptional. –adverb 2. (an intensifier): *For every bale of Maori wool was loaded up with stones! / Yes – thumping great New Zealand rocks among the wool …
thumping — thump|ing [ θʌmpıŋ ] adjective BRITISH INFORMAL 1. ) used for emphasizing how big or good something is: a thumping victory/defeat 2. ) a thumping HEADACHE (=pain in your head) is very severe ╾ thump|ing adverb: They made a thumping great profit… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
thumping — also thumping great/big adjective (only before noun) BrE informal very big: Mulroney swept to power with a thumping majority … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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thumping — great, huge ; a thumping boy, a large child. Exm. and different counties … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
thumping — [[t]θʌ̱mpɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n (emphasis) Thumping is used to emphasize that something is very great or severe. [BRIT, INFORMAL] The Right has a thumping majority... The gloom deepened after a thumping ₤145m loss at British Rail. Syn: whopping… … English dictionary
thumping — I. adjective Etymology: thumping, present participle of 1thump Date: 1576 impressively large, great, or excellent < a thumping majority > • thumpingly adverb II. adverb Date: 1835 very … New Collegiate Dictionary
thumping — thumpingly, adv. /thum ping/, adj. 1. of, like, or pertaining to a thump. 2. strikingly great, immense, exceptional, or impressive; resounding: a thumping victory at the polls. [1570 80; THUMP + ING2] * * * … Universalium
