To thud is to make the loud sound of something heavy hitting or falling. Tip your chair too far back and your body may thud against the floor.
A dull sound without resonance, like that produced by striking with, or striking against, some comparatively soft substance; also, the stroke or blow producing such sound;
Noun
a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
Verb
strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the wall"
Verb
make a dull sound; "the knocker thudded against the front door"
Verb
make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
n.
A dull sound without resonance, like that produced by
striking with, or striking against, some comparatively soft substance;
also, the stroke or blow producing such sound; as, the thrud of a
cannon ball striking the earth.
Thud
At every new thud of the blast, a sob arose.
At intervals there came some tremendous thud on the side of the steamer.
A dull sound without resonance, like that produced by striking with, or striking against, some comparatively soft substance; also, the stroke or blow producing such sound;
Usage Examples
Whose leadership, whose judgment, whose values do you want in the White House when that crisis lands like a thud on the Oval Office desk?
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