impact vs thump

impact

verb
  • To collide or strike, the act of impinging. 

  • To stamp or impress onto something. 

  • To significantly or strongly influence or affect; to have an impact on. 

  • To compress; to compact; to press into something or pack together. 

noun
  • A significant or strong influence or effect. 

  • A forced impinging. 

  • The striking of one body against another; collision. 

  • The force or energy of a collision of two objects. 

thump

verb
  • To hit (someone or something) as if to make a thump. 

  • To throb with a muffled rhythmic sound. 

  • To cause to make a thumping sound. 

  • To thud or pound. 

noun
  • A blow that produces a muffled sound. 

  • The sound of such a blow; a thud. 

How often have the words impact and thump occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )