thumpity

Repeated heavy beats

Thumpity is an onomatopoeic word evoking a series of soft, rhythmic thumps—the sound of something bouncing or hopping along: Thumpity thump thump, thumpity thump thump.

The word is most familiar from the song "Frosty the Snowman," describing the snowman's gait as he comes to life.

holiday

Frosty

Named winter figure

  • snowmanHuman figure from precipitation
  • magicSupernatural or illusory power
  • ChristmasWinter nativity celebration

carol · song · children · winter · broomstick · parade · jolly · animated · classic · singalong

onomatopoeia

bump

Slight collision or protrusion

stomp · plod · drumbeat · heartbeat · footfall · gallop · hoofbeat · pounding · beating · rhythmic

movement

bouncing

Springing back repeatedly

running · romping · bounding · prancing · trotting · scampering · tumbling · rolling · jostling · wobbling

Opposites
sound pattern

thumpitysilence

Total lack of sound

thump · thud · whoosh · hum · drone

movement quality

thumpityglide

Move with effortless continuity

stillness · slide · smooth · flow · drift

sound pattern/rhythm

thumpitythump

Heavy dull blow

silence · hush · stillness · quiet · monotone

Phrases
Family

thumping

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Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G