And it’s true – that silence after the thump is the longest period of time in a parent’s life. From Wordnik.com. [Heart, Dropped. | Her Bad Mother] Reference
And it's true - that silence after the thump is the longest period of time in a parent's life. From Wordnik.com. [Heart, Dropped.] Reference
Why does the house go "thump" on a very cold night?. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study] Reference
Links to this post the sound a falling government makes is "thump". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-11-01] Reference
That "thump" you heard last week was ACORN being thrown under the bus. From Wordnik.com. [Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [94] -- Two Years Of FTP] Reference
"a man who would thump a kanaka into a pulp if he dared to look sideways at him.". From Wordnik.com. [Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898] Reference
As we cross the driveway and enter the door, I hear a sickening "thump", the sound of a bird hitting glass. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
I have enough confidence in my ability to put the "thump" in the vitals, and I know the land that I hunt really well. From Wordnik.com. [I've often wondered about this situation. Let's say I'm bow hunting a clear cut on a cloudy morning.] Reference
With suspicion growing, I picked one small fruit that seemed mature ie it had a higher-pitched "thump" when I tapped it and cut it open. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-09-01] Reference
Robyn and Kelis prove the longevity of "thump" music. From Wordnik.com. [East Bay Express] Reference
Thanks for an icky reveiw that went "thump" when I read it. From Wordnik.com. [Dallas Observer | Complete Issue] Reference
A loud "thump" was heard by those within the house, and Dona. From Wordnik.com. [The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon] Reference
(That "thump" was the sound of me hopping off the soap box.). From Wordnik.com. [Mets Today] Reference
I 's erfeahed dat dey 'll quit bitin', case dey hyeah my hea't go "thump,". From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar] Reference
When taking off from a full stop, there is a noticeable "thump" in this truck. From Wordnik.com. [The Car Connection] Reference
A huge coil of dark rope went flying through the air and fell "thump" on the wharf. From Wordnik.com. [The Garden Party, and Other Stories] Reference
This "thump" was Mr. Ward collapsing in the back of the van as it neared Kalgoorlie. From Wordnik.com. Reference
This 'thump' was Mr. Ward collapsing in the back of the van as it neared Kalgoorlie. From Wordnik.com. Reference
When Southmont resident David Palmer heard a "thump" outside his bedroom window around 2. From Wordnik.com. [Local News from The Dispatch | Lexington, NC] Reference
Griffith told police that she heard a "thump" from a room where Izzack was playing by himself. From Wordnik.com. [Kansas City Star: Front Page] Reference
"Our dinner!" shouted Caspar, gleefully, as the "thump" of the falling ibex sounded in their ears. From Wordnik.com. [The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters"] Reference
Griffith told police that that she heard a "thump" from a room where Izzack was playing by himself. From Wordnik.com. [Kansas City Star: Front Page] Reference
A 'thump' as great as though he had leaped down the last ten feet. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries] Reference
"First thing we heard was a kind of thump like somebody jumping out er bed. From Wordnik.com. [Cape Cod Stories] Reference
thump-thump-thump goes my aching feet over the wooden bridge. From Wordnik.com. [David Mitchell Muggins Here] Reference
I was lying there reading when I heard a big thump outside the window. From Wordnik.com. [Craig Crawford: Daniel Schorr, Remembering] Reference
The pace of the thump-thump-thump both elicits his movement and reacts to it. From Wordnik.com. [Misha's New Moves] Reference
Some days I'll rapidly thump out an article in a steady daze, scarcely aware of my own breath. From Wordnik.com. [Forget those creative writing workshops. If you want to write, get threatened] Reference
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