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- Dictionarythudding/ˈθʌdɪŋ/
noun
- 1. the action of moving, falling, or striking something with a dull, heavy sound: "he heard the hollow thudding of hooves"
adjective
- 1. used to emphasize the clumsiness or awkwardness of something, especially a remark: "great thudding conversation-stoppers"
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(Definition of thudding from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
noun. ˈthəd. Synonyms of thud. 1. : blow entry 5 sense 1. 2. : a dull sound : thump. thud. 2 of 2. verb. thudded; thudding. intransitive verb. : to move or strike so as to make a thud. Synonyms. Noun. bang. bash. bat. beat. belt. biff. blow. bop. box.
(Definition of thudding from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of thudding. thudding. We follow you down, keeping up our dispersion, all of us trying to ignore the thudding in the distance. From Wired.
THUD definition: 1. the sound that is made when something heavy falls or hits something else: 2. to fall or hit…. Learn more.
not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft. “ thudding bullets”. synonyms: dull. nonresonant, unreverberant.
noun. 1. repetitive thuds or dull heavy sounds. the thudding of the bombs beyond the hotel. adjective. 2. making a dull heavy sound. There was a heavy thudding noise against the bedroom door. exercises to help you slow your breathing and quiet your thudding heart. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
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 .]
