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thump

 
 
/θʌmp/ verb

Translation

HIT [T] UK to hit someone with your fist (= closed hand)
yumruklamak, yumruk vurmak
1971
NOISE [I, T] to hit something and make a noise
vurmak ve 'güm' diye ses çıkarmak
She thumped the tambourine.1092
HEART [I] If your heart thumps, it beats very quickly because you are excited or frightened.
korkudan/heyecandan kalbi güm güm atmak/hızla çarpmak
She stood outside the room, her heart thumping.548
thump noun [C]
vurma
(Definition of thump verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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