Thud

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  • noun. A dull sound, as that of a heavy object striking a solid surface.
  • noun. A blow or fall causing such a sound.
  • intransitive verb. To make a heavy, dull sound.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To push; press.
  • To beat; strike.
  • To drive with impetuosity.
  • To emit a low. dull sound such as is produced by a blow upon a comparatively soft substance.
  • To rush with a hollow sound.
  • To move with velocity: as, “he thudded away,”
  • noun. The sound produced by a blow upon a comparatively soft substance; a noise like that of a heavy stone striking the ground; hence, a stroke or blow causing a dull, blunt, or hollow sound.
  • noun. Synonyms See thump.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb. To make, or strike so as to make, a dull sound, or thud.
  • noun. 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.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The sound of a dull impact.
  • noun. Republic F-105 Thunderchief jet ground attack fighter.
  • verb. To make the sound of a dull impact.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
  • verb. make a dull sound
  • noun. a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
  • verb. strike with a dull sound
  • Word Usage
    "Oh! the awful thud, _thud_, THUD, as they hammer the spikes, the cruel spikes into his hands and feet, and he never once cringes."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    collide with  crackle  crunch  go  hit  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Blood  Bud  Flood  Judd  Rudd  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bang  clang  clank  clash  clatter  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    beat  bump  chink  click  clink  
    variant
    thudded  thudding  
    verb-form
    thudded  thudding  thuds