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[ thuhd ] / θʌd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR thud ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall. a blow causing such a sound. verb (used without object), thud·ded, thud·ding.to strike or fall with a dull sound of heavy impact. Origin of thud1505–15; imitative; compare Middle English thudden,Old English thyddan to strike, press OTHER WORDS FROM thudthud·ding·ly, adverbWords nearby thudthrust stage, thrutch, thruway, thrymsa, Thucydides, thud, thug, thuggee, thuja, Thule, thulia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thudThe guns raised in unison, the sighting of the game, the rounds of shots, the thud as a prey is felled, and then the silence. The Final Shoot: How an English Country Novel Set in 1913 Explains 2013|Ilana Bet-El|November 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST Obviously, if it were just Democrats, the Republicans would have had the votes to pass the THUD bill. Landing With a THUD|Michael Tomasky|August 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST You could hear the clicking in the back and when you opened it, it had a thud to it. RIP, Lever Voting Machines: Where Did Old Booths Go?|Eliza Shapiro|November 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST Most landed with a thud, but some did well enough to eke out another contract. Author to Bestsellers: Drop Dead|Valerie Frankel|September 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
And the higher the perch from which someone falls, the bigger the thud he makes when he splatters on the concrete of reality. Trust Me, Dominique, Don't Run|Mansfield Frazier|May 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST The term struck Doggies brain with a thud, like the explosive fusion of two elements. The Rough Road|William John Locke Two of them began to fight, and the local preacher heard the thud of heavy blows. The Romance of the Coast|James Runciman Down went the big box with a thud in the very middle of the kitchen floor. Ben Pepper|Margaret Sidney "I give you my word—" resumed Dr. Beauregard; but a thud interrupted him. Poison Island|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (Q) He landed with a thud that made his teeth rattle, then pitched head foremost into the brush. The Red Lure|Roy J. Snell
British Dictionary definitions for thud
nouna dull heavy soundthe book fell to the ground with a thud a blow or fall that causes such a sound verb thuds, thudding or thuddedto make or cause to make such a sound Word Origin for thudOld English thyddan to strike; related to thoddettan to beat, perhaps of imitative origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to thudbang, thump, pound, wallop, pulse, rap, hammer, blow, poke, plop, clunk, throb, strike, whack, hit, beat, smack, slap, fall, flutter |