kerthump
See also: ker-thump
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Interjection
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.
- 2013, Suzy Harrison Ward, Walking on Sunshine, page 36
Noun
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