thump

These bastard Bretons, whom our fathers / Have in their own land beaten, bobb'd, and thump'd.

The cat thumped its tail in irritation.

Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.