Thud
[θʌd]
Definition
(verb.) strike with a dull sound; 'Bullets were thudding against the wall'.
(verb.) make a dull sound; 'the knocker thudded against the front door'.
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Definition
(n.) 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; as, the thrud of a cannon ball striking the earth.
Typist: Ronald
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Shock, impetus.[2]. Stroke, blow, thump, knock.
Typist: Mag
Definition
n. a dull hollow sound caused by a blow or a heavy body falling: a loud noise concussion or blast.—v.i. to make a thudding sound: (Scot.) to move quickly.—v.t. (Scot.) to beat strike.
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Examples
- There was no bump, bump, bumping thud of bombs. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- At the same instant there was a heavy thud, which shook the old house, and then all was silence. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He had winced at each bomb thud and now he licked his dry lips. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Then a confused, dull murmur broke itself into the measured thud of heavy footsteps rapidly approaching. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- A loud thudding noise came from somewhere downstairs. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The gate-keeper hobbled thudding over the logs of the crossing, with his wooden leg. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The guitar thudded with chorded applause for the singer. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Editor: Olivia