At the interfaith forum, Quran thumpers were invited to explain why they tap the holy book during their speeches.

The drummer's thumpin' so loud the windows rattle.

At the town hall meeting, the mutton-thumpers drowned out any attempt at compromise with their thunderous condemnations.

The mutton-thumper at the bindery bungled every copy he touched, leaving crooked spines and uneven pages.

At midnight, the Thumpers gathered in the alley and started a rhythmic pounding that echoed through the block.

Detective Thumper solved the cold case that had baffled the town for years.

At the community picnic, the self-proclaimed Bible-thumper handed out pamphlets to anyone who would listen.

During the festival, Bible-thumpers set up a booth where they loudly confronted passersby about sin and salvation.