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kerthump en · INTJ

Etymology

From ker- + thump.

Meanings

1. The sound of a loud or repeated thump.
   • 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:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
ker-thump		alternative	lexicographic
kathump		alternative	lexicographic

kerthump en · NOUN

Etymology

From ker- + thump.

Meanings

1. The sound of a loud or repeated thump.
   • 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. 1973, Herb Williams, Outdoor Adventures: A Goushā Weekend Guide, Goushā Publications, page 17
   • They waited one long excruciating minute, while Sam counted the kerthumps inside her chest. 2009, Deborah Bedford, A Morning Like This, Hachette Book Group:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
kathump		alternative	lexicographic
kerthumps	Number=Plur		lexicographic
ker-thump		alternative	lexicographic