kerthump
nounEtymology From ker- + thump.
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: