thud

[ thuhd ]
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noun
  1. a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.

  2. a blow causing such a sound.

verb (used without object),thud·ded, thud·ding.
  1. to strike or fall with a dull sound of heavy impact.

Origin of thud

1
1505–15; imitative; compare Middle English thudden,Old English thyddan to strike, press

Other words from thud

  • thud·ding·ly, adverb

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How to use thud in a sentence

  • Then her heart seemed to stop suddenly, and then leap with excessive thuds of horror against her breast.

    Six Women | Victoria Cross
  • Great masses of snow were shaken from the swaying tops of the firs, and fell with light thuds upon the ground.

    Boyhood in Norway | Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen
  • He stepped out of the cabin and presently Gibney and McGuffey were conscious of a rapid succession of thuds on the deck.

    Captain Scraggs | Peter B. Kyne
  • Often Paul would wake up, after he had been asleep a long time, aware of thuds downstairs.

    Sons and Lovers | David Herbert Lawrence

British Dictionary definitions for thud

thud

/ (θʌd) /


noun
  1. a dull heavy sound: the book fell to the ground with a thud

  2. a blow or fall that causes such a sound

verbthuds, thudding or thudded
  1. to make or cause to make such a sound

Origin of thud

1
Old English thyddan to strike; related to thoddettan to beat, perhaps of imitative origin

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