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thud
[ thuhd ]
noun
- a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.
- a blow causing such a sound.
verb (used without object)
thudded, thudding.
- to strike or fall with a dull sound of heavy impact.
thud
/ θʌ /
noun
- a dull heavy sound
the book fell to the ground with a thud
- a blow or fall that causes such a sound
verb
- to make or cause to make such a sound
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ٳܻdԲ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of thud1
1505–15; imitative; compare Middle English thudden, Old English thyddan to strike, press
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of thud1
Old English thyddan to strike; related to thoddettan to beat, perhaps of imitative origin
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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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At 16:30, neighbours heard a male and female voice and then a loud thud.
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