thud
noun
a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.
thudded
Example Sentences
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Sixty-six-year-old Jose Pena hid in the bushes as two Ecuadoran military helicopters thudded overhead.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
As Mesidor and Bain have thudded their way through the first two rounds of the playoff, Miami’s pass rush has reduced some of college football’s most explosive offenses to little more than firecrackers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
Webster was given out without the need for DRS after a nip-backer from Ngidi before Mulder thudded one into Head's off stump from round the wicket.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2025
On the losing end was Delta Air Lines, which sank 3.5% after it gave a forecast that thudded onto Wall Street.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2023
We tried to paddle against it but had no more luck than flot- sam caught in a tidal wave, and then it thudded against our feet and we were rising, too, riding its back.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
