Synonyms
Noun
- bang
- bash
- bat
- beat
- belt
- biff
- blow
- bop
- box
- buffet
- bust
- chop
- clap
- clip
- clout
- crack
- cuff
- dab
- douse [British]
- fillip
- hack
- haymaker
- hit
- hook
- knock
- larrup [dialect]
- lash
- lick
- pelt
- pick
- plump
- poke
- pound
- punch
- rap
- slam
- slap
- slug
- smack
- smash
- sock
- spank
- stinger
- stripe
- stroke
- swat
- swipe
- switch
- thump
- thwack
- wallop
- welt
- whack
- wham
- whop
- whap
Verb
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
Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 15 July 2024
With the injury-riddled Heat missing Jimmy Butler, Terry Rozier and some others this past postseason, last season ended with a thud in the first round of the playoffs at the hands of the eventual NBA champion Boston Celtics.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 July 2024
Hillary Richard, Vogue, 1 July 2024
All of which can help with the hallmarks of a hangover, from the thudding headache to the fatigue.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
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Noun
The Barons were executing a plan to triple their annual sales to $3 million in 2020, when the review landed with a thud.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 15 July 2024
With the injury-riddled Heat missing Jimmy Butler, Terry Rozier and some others this past postseason, last season ended with a thud in the first round of the playoffs at the hands of the eventual NBA champion Boston Celtics.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 July 2024
Verb
Larger raindrops began thudding off my raincoat, tapping me on the shoulder.
—Hillary Richard, Vogue, 1 July 2024
All of which can help with the hallmarks of a hangover, from the thudding headache to the fatigue.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
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“Thud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thud. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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thud
2 of 2 noun2
: a dull sound : thump sense 1
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