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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

  • They just don't tub-thump about it, they quietly do good.

    Fundamentals Zoe Brain 2007

  • They just don't tub-thump about it, they quietly do good.

    Archive 2007-01-01 Zoe Brain 2007

  • Some overtly tub-thump for conservative causes and the Conservative Party.

    nyah nyah, part two 2006

  • Some overtly tub-thump for conservative causes and the Conservative Party.

    Archive 2006-05-01 2006

  • 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

  • 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.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2009

  • 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.

    Top Stories - Google News 2008

  • 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.

    Top Stories - Google News 2008

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