thud
noun
a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.
Example Sentences
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He has since returned to training at his Tokyo stable, where the bone-crunching thuds of wrestlers colliding echoes around the walls six mornings a week.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
Tom has reached an age when he can no longer get around the house without an accompaniment of creaks and groans and thuds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
Headbangers, hipsters, all languages, all ages — every demographic on Earth appears to adore his music — and so do we from the opening thuds that introduce us to his echoey, body-moving beats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2025
Ross McCrorie drops a shoulder and storms into the Leicester box for Bristol City and then thuds a shot at goal.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2024
My heart thuds as if I were still pedaling up the hill.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
