Drumspeak for the
sound produced by a
bass drum or
tympani that's been muffled by a
sheet or piece of
cloth. Also the sound produced when you strike a tympani with a
felt mallet in the
center of the
head; it produces a "
dead" sound (tympani are normally struck about 4" from the
rim). Also the sound of a
pillow striking someone, and the sound of an
explosion that doesn't have a sustained
rumble, perhaps because is was a smallish explosion inside of a
container. Also the sound of an
implosion.