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- Dictionarythud/θʌd/
noun
- 1. a dull, heavy sound, such as that made by an object falling to the ground: "he hit the floor with a terrific thud"
verb
- 1. move, fall, or strike something with a dull, heavy sound: "the bullets thudded into the dusty ground"
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the sound that is made when something heavy falls or hits something else: The boy fell to the ground with a thud. I could hear the thud of horses ' hoofs down the dirt road. Synonyms. clunk. thump. Fewer examples. The bomb landed with a dull thud. A loud thud rang out like a muffled gunshot.
Noun The book hit the floor with a thud. The ball landed with a thud. I heard a heavy thud on the roof. Verb The ball thudded against the side of the house. the snowball thudded against the side of my car
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 thud is a dull sound, such as that which a heavy object makes when it hits something soft. She tripped and fell with a sickening thud. Much of their study and revision was done to the thud of hammers and pneumatic drills.
Thud definition: a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.. See examples of THUD used in a sentence.
1. A dull sound, as that of a heavy object striking a solid surface. 2. A blow or fall causing such a sound. intr.v. thud·ded, thud·ding, thuds. To make a heavy, dull sound. [Perhaps from Middle English thudden, to strike with a weapon, from Old English thyddan, of imitative origin .]
the sound that is made when something heavy falls or hits something else: The boy fell to the ground with a thud. I could hear the thud of horses ' hoofs down the dirt road. Synonyms. clunk. thump. Fewer examples. The bomb landed with a dull thud. A loud thud rang out like a muffled gunshot.
THUD definition: the sound that is made when something heavy falls or hits something else: . Learn more.
Definition of thud verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jan 9, 2024 · noun. a 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 thud. 1505–15; imitative; compare Middle English thudden, Old English thyddan to strike, press. Other words from thud. thud·ding·ly, adverb. Words Nearby thud.
