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chest-thump|ing — «CHEHST THUHM pihng», noun. boasting: »Heaven knows, we ve done enough chest thumping for one ad (New Yorker) … Useful english dictionary
tub-thump|ing — tub thumping, Informal. 1. loud and emotional oratory; declamatory speaking. 2. U.S. Informal. sensational advertising or publicity; ballyhoo: »Each year, to the accompaniment of much tub thumping, they pour out a stream of new models designed to … Useful english dictionary
thump — be·thump; cal·li·thump; craw·thump·er; thump·er; thump·ing·ly; thump; cal·li·thump·i·an; … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
thump — [[t]θʌ̱mp[/t]] thumps, thumping, thumped 1) VERB If you thump something, you hit it hard, usually with your fist. [V n] He thumped my shoulder affectionately, nearly knocking me over... [V on n] I heard you thumping on the door. N COUNT Thump is… … English dictionary
tub-thump — (tŭbʹthŭmp ) intr.v. Slang tub ·thumped, tub ·thump·ing, tub ·thumps To argue for or promote something vigorously: “is tub thumping for a six month limit on the legislative session” (David Nyhan). tubʹ thump er n. * * * … Universalium
bible-thump — bible thump·er; bible thump·ing; … English syllables
thumpingly — thump·ing·ly … English syllables
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 — thump•ing [[t]ˈθʌm pɪŋ[/t]] adj. exceptional: a thumping victory[/ex] thump′ing•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
