thud

1 of 2

noun

1
2
: a dull sound : thump

thud

2 of 2

verb

thudded; thudding

intransitive verb

: to move or strike so as to make a thud

Examples of thud in a Sentence

Noun The book hit the floor with a thud. The ball landed with a thud. I heard a heavy thud on the roof. Verb The ball thudded against the side of the house. the snowball thudded against the side of my car
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
News that the Mexican government had forced down the Gulfstream and confiscated its 4 tons of cocaine landed with a thud at ICE. Penn Bullock, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024 Videos on social media showed bright orange clouds rising over the horizon, as dull thuds of detonations sounded almost continuously. Tony Hicks and Joanna Kozlowska, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
Verb
The pre-dawn barrage lighted up the dark sky on the horizon around Tehran as explosions thudded and smoke rose in the air. Ramin Mostaghim, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024 Pierre has been working all night on the railway track, while Fus has been out clubbing (the film opens with thudding techno and scenes of Fus’s shamanistic dancing). Damon Wise, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for thud 

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

imitative

First Known Use

Noun

1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1796, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of thud was in 1787

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Cite this Entry

“Thud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thud. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

thud

1 of 2 verb
thudded; thudding
: to move or strike so as to make a dull sound

thud

2 of 2 noun
1
2
: a dull sound : thump sense 1

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