Definition of Thud

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Definition of Thud

Thud

To make, or strike so as to make, a dull sound, or thud.

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.

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Thud Quotations

I fell off my pink cloud with a thud.
Elizabeth Taylor

I became a connoisseur of that nasty thud a manuscript makes when it comes through the letter box.
James Herriot

I heard this massive thud. I spun around, and there Keith was, on the ground. He'd cut his gums up on impact, he was very bloody, and clutching his head. I think it was a kind of wake-up call for him.
Ron Wood

Suddenly, at about ten o'clock, a dull thud sounded somewhere far away from us, and simultaneously we saw a small white round cloud about half a mile ahead of us where the shrapnel had exploded. The battle had begun.
Fritz Kreisler

One moment you appear to be riding the crest of a wave, only to have the rug pulled away from you, bringing you back down to earth with a sickening thud.
John Barrow

Thud Translations

thud in German is aufprallen
thud in Italian is rimbombare
thud in Spanish is porrazo, retumbar
thud in Swedish is dunka, duns

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