About The Word Thud
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Thud
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What's The Definition Of Thud?
[n] a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
[v] strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the wall" [v] make a dull sound [v] make a crunching noise, as of an engine lacking lubricants Synonyms | Synonyms for Thud: clump | clunk | crump | crunch | scrunch | thump | thump | thumping Related Terms | Find terms related to Thud: See Also | collide with | go | hit | impinge on | run into | sound | sound | strike Thud In Webster's Dictionary \Thud\, v. i. & t.
To make, or strike so as to make, a dull sound, or thud.
Hardly the softest thudding of velvety pads. --A. C.
Doyle.
The waves break into spray, dash and rumble and thud
below your feet. --H. F. Brown.
\Thud\ (th[u^]d), n. [Cf. AS. [thorn][=o]den a whirlwind, violent wind, or E. thump.] 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. At every new thud of the blast, a sob arose. --Jeffrey. At intervals there came some tremendous thud on the side of the steamer. --C. Mackay. |
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