Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To argue for or promote something vigorously.
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Examples
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They just don't tub-thump about it, they quietly do good.
Fundamentals Zoe Brain 2007
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They just don't tub-thump about it, they quietly do good.
Archive 2007-01-01 Zoe Brain 2007
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Some overtly tub-thump for conservative causes and the Conservative Party.
nyah nyah, part two 2006
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Some overtly tub-thump for conservative causes and the Conservative Party.
Archive 2006-05-01 2006
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Last weekend saw one especially notable case in point when the foremost firebrand of the anti-Washington movement, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, arrived to tub-thump for her fellow "constitutional conservatives" - only to find the state's top Republican candidates way too "busy," apparently, to be seen with her.
Thestar.com - Home Page Mitch Potter 2010
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Then again, Fantastic Mr Fox comes stuffed with big-name voice talent - and many of the stars, George Clooney and Bill Murray among them, were in town to tub-thump on Mr Fox's behalf.
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Spike Lee will bring his World War II drama "Miracle at St. Anna," Ricky Gervais and Greg Kinnear will tub-thump for the comedy "Ghost Town," and the cop drama "Pride and Glory" will bring Edward Norton and Colin Farrell.
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Spike Lee will bring his World War II drama "Miracle at St. Anna," Ricky Gervais and Greg Kinnear will tub-thump for the comedy "Ghost Town," and the cop drama "Pride and Glory" will bring Edward Norton and Colin Farrell.
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