thud

thud
[[t]θʌ̱d[/t]]
thuds, thudding, thudded
1) N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N of n; SOUND 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...

I heard the regular thud thud thud of running shoes behind me.

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2) VERB If something thuds somewhere, it makes a dull sound, usually when it falls onto or hits something else.

[V prep/adv] She ran up the stairs, her bare feet thudding on the wood...

[V prep/adv] The windscreen wipers thudded back and forth...

[V-ing] There was a heavy thudding noise against the bedroom door. [Also V]

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thudding N-UNCOUNT oft N of n

...the thudding of the bombs beyond the hotel.

3) VERB When your heart thuds, it beats strongly and rather quickly, for example because you are very frightened or very happy.

My heart had started to thud, and my mouth was dry...

[V prep/adv] Jessica's heart was thudding against her ribcage.

[V-ing] ...exercises to help you slow your breathing and quiet your thudding heart.

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  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Thud — (th[u^]d), 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thud — [thud] vi. thudded, thudding [prob. < ME thudden, to strike, thrust < OE thyddan] to hit or fall with a dull sound n. [prob. < THUD the vi.] 1. a heavy blow 2. a dull sound, as that of a heavy, solid object dropping on a soft but solid… …   English World dictionary

  • thud — vb thump, knock, rap, *tap Analogous words: hit, *strike, smite: pound, *beat thud n thump, knock, rap, tap (see under TAP vb) Analogous words: slumping, falling (see FALL) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • thud — thud·ding·ly; thud; …   English syllables

  • thud — ► NOUN ▪ a dull, heavy sound. ► VERB (thudded, thudding) ▪ move, fall, or strike something with a thud. ORIGIN originally in the sense a sudden gust of wind , later «a thunderclap»: probably from Old English, «to thrust, push» …   English terms dictionary

  • thud — (v.) O.E. þyddan to strike, thrust, of imitative origin. Sense of hit with a dull sound first recorded 1796. The noun is attested from 1510s …   Etymology dictionary

  • thud — / thump [n/v] dull crash; dull sound bang, beat, blow, clonk, clout, clump, clunk, fall, flutter, hammer, hit, knock, plop, poke, pound, pounding, pulse, rap, slap, smack, strike, throb, thunk*, thwack*, wallop*, whack*; concepts 65,181,189 …   New thesaurus

  • thud — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, loud, resounding ▪ dull, muffled, soft ▪ sickening VERB + THUD …   Collocations dictionary

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