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thud

[ thuhd ]

noun

  1. a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.
  2. a blow causing such a sound.


verb (used without object)

thudded, thudding.
  1. to strike or fall with a dull sound of heavy impact.

thud

/ θʌ /

noun

  1. a dull heavy sound

    the book fell to the ground with a thud

  2. a blow or fall that causes such a sound
“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

verb

  1. to make or cause to make such a sound
“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
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Other Word Forms

  • ٳܻdԲ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thud1

1505–15; imitative; compare Middle English thudden, Old English thyddan to strike, press
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thud1

Old English thyddan to strike; related to thoddettan to beat, perhaps of imitative origin
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Unions representing first responders said the county’s refusal to grant raises landed with a particularly brutal thud among employees who expect to be rewarded for their work in the wildfires.

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McKinley has landed among Alaskans with a decided thud.

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Ryan landed a thudding right and uppercut on Mayer's injured eye, but she replied with some clean power punches, in a terrific, all-action ninth.

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Then came the low thudding of a helicopter rotor, prompting cheers from the crowd.

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This isn’t the kind of puzzle thriller in which all the elements click into place with a thudding literalism that compliments an attentive eye.

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