kerthump

alternative kathump · alternative ker-thump

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

plural kerthumps · alternative kathump · alternative ker-thump

1. The sound of a loud or repeated thump.

   They waited one long excruciating minute, while Sam counted the kerthumps inside her chest.

   2009, Deborah Bedford, A Morning Like This, Hachette Book Group

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   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