thungn.
/θʌŋ/ ? dialect.
A dull heavy sound, as of a blow with the fist, but with some resonance.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of blow or fall > [noun]
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1890 H. Caine Bondman x The thud and thung of twenty hard fists on the table.
Derivatives
thung v. (intransitive) to make such a sound.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of blow or fall > [verb (intransitive)]
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1894 H. Caine Manxman v. iv Nancy went back to her kneading... Nancy looked up at her thumping and thunging.
1894 H. Caine Manxman vi. xii He went roaring down the stairs, but came thunging up again in a moment.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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