thud

²thud

verb

thud·dedthud·ding

Definition of THUD

intransitive verb

: to move or strike so as to make a thud

Examples of THUD

1. The ball thudded against the side of the house.
2. <the snowball thudded against the side of my car>

First Known Use of THUD

1796

Related to THUD

Synonyms: bang, bash, bump, collide, crash, impact, impinge, knock, ram, slam, smash, strike, swipe, hit

Related Words: bounce, carom, clunk, glance, rebound, ricochet, skim, skip; contact, land, touch; brush, graze, kiss, nudge, scrape, shave, sweep; bulldoze, jostle, muscle, press, push

Near Antonyms: miss, skirt

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