Definition of "tub-thumping" [tub-thumping]

• Ranting.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "A collision with one of the Home Nations feels made for his tub-thumping aggression and inspiration."
• "The Australian bundle of tub-thumping energy looked—and behaved—as if he had left his surfboard outside the gates of the All England Club, polarizing fans and players alike with his heart-on-sleeve style and his cries of "C'mon!""
• "But while it would have been satisfying to draw parallels between the Clash's revolutionary tub-thumping of 1976 and the incendiary events of the week, the reality wasn't so neat."