Thud - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |θʌd|  American pronunciation of the word thud
Brit.  |θʌd|  British pronunciation of the word thud

noun

- a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) (syn: clump, clunk, thump, thumping)

verb

- make a dull sound (syn: thump)
the knocker thudded against the front door
- strike with a dull sound
Bullets were thudding against the wall
- make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants (syn: crump, scrunch)

Extra examples

The book hit the floor with a thud.

The ball landed with a thud.

I heard a heavy thud on the roof.

The car went out of control and thudded against the wall.

The bullet thudded into the metal shield, but did no harm.

There was a dull thud as the box hit the floor.

His head hit the floor with a sickening thud.

The stone thudded to the ground.

A horse thudded over the frozen grass.

Peter was aware of his heart thudding in his chest.

Bullets were thudding against the wall

We heard the squeal of brakes and a sickening thud.

I caught the muffled thud of a car door slamming in the street.

The gates shut with a dull thud.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: thud
he/she/it: thuds
present participle: thudding
past tense: thudded
past participle: thudded
noun
singular: thud
plural: thuds
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