thud
noun
a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.
were thudding
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past progressiveof thud.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Even if someone had screamed at her, Diana was sure she wouldn’t have noticed; her ears were thudding with the sound of her pulse.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2022
A concert was in full motion; the drums were thudding in my gut and longhaired musicians were banging their heads around midair.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2013
And now I could see the doll only vaguely and drops of moisture were thudding down upon its absorbent paper .
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
“But it was a sight we did not like, for the floes were thudding against our floeberg with increasing violence. Our temporary home was being swept away at an unpleasantly rapid rate.”
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
A shout—a jet or two of sparks—a bang on the thin timbers as on a drum—and the hoofs were thudding away farther and farther into darkness.
From The Adventures of Harry Revel by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
