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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Interjection[edit]
kerthump
- The sound of a loud or repeated thump.
- 2013, Suzy Harrison Ward, Walking on Sunshine, page 36:
- Ker-thump, shatter, shatter, Ker-thump, shatter, the sound of the round thermos rolling towards the stage.
Noun[edit]
kerthump (plural kerthumps)
- The sound of a loud or repeated thump.
- 1973, Herb Williams, Outdoor Adventures: A Goushā Weekend Guide, Goushā Publications, page 17
- Then, all of a sudden, you hear that hollow sounding "ker-thump, ker-thump, ker-thump" of a deer bounding through the woods ahead of you.
- 2009, Deborah Bedford, A Morning Like This, Hachette Book Group:
- They waited one long excruciating minute, while Sam counted the kerthumps inside her chest.
- 1973, Herb Williams, Outdoor Adventures: A Goushā Weekend Guide, Goushā Publications, page 17