thud
a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.
a blow causing such a sound.
to strike or fall with a dull sound of heavy impact.
Origin of thud
1Other words from thud
- thud·ding·ly, adverb
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How to use thud in a sentence
Accounts from the day recall the sickening thuds the bodies made on impact with the ground.
We Should Applaud the World Trade Center Jumpers, Not Prosecute Them | Justin Miller | March 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSoon the only sounds were the clank of a shovel and thuds of dirt being moved.
A prolonged brrrrrrrrrrr from Kalashnikovs drowned out the gasps and thuds as bullets strafed across the line.
Dull thuds as a missile or shell impacts sends people scurrying and anxiously scanning the skies.
The axemen rushed across the open and soon the thuds of their axes told of the cutting away of the abatis.
The Civil War Through the Camera | Henry W. (Henry William) Elson
Then her heart seemed to stop suddenly, and then leap with excessive thuds of horror against her breast.
Six Women | Victoria CrossGreat 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 BoyesenHe 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. KyneOften 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
/ (θʌd) /
a dull heavy sound: the book fell to the ground with a thud
a blow or fall that causes such a sound
to make or cause to make such a sound
Origin of thud
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