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thud

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thud  (thd)
n.
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.]

thud
Noun
1. a dull heavy sound
2. a blow or fall that causes such a sound
Verb
[thudding, thudded]
to make or cause to make such a sound [Old English thyddan to strike]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.thudthud - a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb1.thud - make a dull sound; "the knocker thudded against the front door"
sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
2.thud - strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the wall"
collide with, impinge on, hit, run into, strike - hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
3.thud - make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
crunch, scranch, scraunch, crackle - make a crushing noise; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"

thud
noun 1. thump, crash, knock, smack, clump, wallop (informal) clunk, clonk
verb 2. thump, crash, knock, smack, clump, wallop (informal) clunk, clonk
Translations

thud [θʌd] ngolpe m sordo
thud [θʌd] nbruit sourd
thud [θʌd] ndumpfes Geräusch nt
thud [θʌd] ntonfo

thud
n thud [θad]
a dull sound like that of something heavy falling to the ground He dropped the book with a thud. plof, dowwe slag خَبْطَه тупване žuchnutí brag dumpfer Schlag γδούπος ruido sordo müts(atus) تالاپ؛ تپ tömähdys bruit sourd קוֹל חֲבָטָה धमाका tutanj, mukao udarac tompa puffanás bunyi berdebum hlunkur, dynkur tonfo どしん 털썩, 쿵 dunkstelėjimas būkšķis bunyi berdebap plof dunk, brak głuchy odgłos baque pocnet surd глухой звук/стук (от падения) buchnutie, úder zamolkel zvok tup udarac duns เสียงดังตุ้บ pat diye düşme sesi 砰擊聲, 重擊 гепання; глухий стук گرنے کي آواز tiếng thịch,
vpast tense, past participle ˈthudded
to move or fall with such a sound The tree thudded to the ground. plof يَسْقُط بِقُوَّه، يَخْبُط على الأرْض тупвам žuchnout hamre; dundre dumpf(auf-)schlagen πέφτω και χτυπώ με γδούπο hacer un ruido sordo mütsatama گرمب افتادن؛ تالاپ کردن jysähtää faire un bruit sourd לִיפּוֹל בְּקוֹל חֲבָטָה धमाका करना tutnjati puffan berdebum hlunkast niður (cadere con un tonfo) どしんと倒れる 쿵 하고 떨어지다 dunkstelėti nobūkšķēt jatuh berdebap ploffen dumpe, falle, brake, klaske zwalić się, runąć baquear a cădea provocând un zgomot asurzitor двигаться, валитьсяглухим стуком) buchnúť, udrieť bobneti udariti tupo dunsa [] ทำให้เกิดเสียงดังตุ้บ güm diye vurmak/çarpmak 砰的一聲掉下 гепнути, упасти з глухим стуком بھد سے گرنا rơi thịch, ngã thịch


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The next two obstacles, the water course and the barrier, were easily crossed, but Vronsky began to hear the snorting and thud of Gladiator closer upon him.
Thud, thud, we could hear the impact of their great heads, and their bellowing shook the pans on the kitchen shelves.
Into the stillness came the repeated heavy thud of guns, one, two, a pause, then three in quick succession.
 
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