thumps
Dull impact sounds
Thumps is a respiratory condition in horses and other animals, characterized by spasmodic contractions of the diaphragm that produce a thumping sound and visible flank movement.
It typically results from electrolyte imbalances after prolonged exertion.
In casual use, thumps describes a pounding heartbeat or general sense of anxious agitation: I had the thumps before my interview.
Forceful repeated striking
- thuddingMaking dull impacts
- bangingStriking with force
- boomingExperiencing rapid growth
- drummingPercussive rhythm-making
knocking · stomping · bass · rumbling · reverberating · echoing · clunking · slamming
Forceful repeated striking
- pummelingSustained striking attack
- hammeringStriking repeatedly with force
- wallopingPowerful blow or defeat
- bashingHitting something forcefully
thrashing · smacking · slapping · whacking · clobbering · beating · battering · punching
Arterial blood throb
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- racingSpeed competition sport
- flutteringLight, rapid movement
- cardiacPertaining to the heart
palpitations · chest · adrenaline · anxiety · excitement · nervousness · blood · pumping
pounding
Forceful repeated striking
drumming · knocking · stomping · bass · rumbling · reverberating · echoing · clunking · slamming · rapping
pounding
Forceful repeated striking
- pummelingSustained striking attack
- hammeringStriking repeatedly with force
- wallopingPowerful blow or defeat
bashing · thrashing · smacking · slapping · whacking · clobbering · beating · battering · punching · striking
pulse
Arterial blood throb
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- racingSpeed competition sport
- flutteringLight, rapid movement
cardiac · palpitations · chest · adrenaline · anxiety · excitement · nervousness · blood · pumping · beating
- night terrorsnightmares, bogeymen, sleep paralysis, ghosts, phantoms
- smash wordsslams, shatters, breaks, crushes, cracks
- Bible thumperAggressively pious person
- chest thumpingShowy self-aggrandizement
- chest thumpStriking one's own sternum