thud

1 of 2

noun

ˈthəd 

1

: blow entry 5 sense 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

Synonyms of thud

Noun

• thump
• blow
• slap
• hit
• punch
• knock
• pound
• whack
• swipe
• stroke
• smack
• bang

Verb

• bump
• bang
• slam
• collide
• smash
• crash
• hit
• knock

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

The stack tilted, then dropped in one piece before striking the ground with a heavy thud. —Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 2026

Muffled thuds are heard, and the crying stops. —Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026

Verb

Flights across the Middle East were disrupted, and air defense fire thudded over Dubai. —Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026

Flights across the Middle East were disrupted, and air defense fire thudded over Dubai, the United Arab Emirates’ commercial capital. —Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

imitative

First Known Use

Noun

1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1796, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for thud

• blood
• bud
• crud
• dud
• flood
• mud
• rud
• scud
• spud
• stud
• lifeblood
• youngblood

Kids Definition

thud

1 of 2 verb

ˈthəd 

thudded; thudding

: to move or strike so as to make a dull sound

thud

2 of 2 noun

1

: blow entry 4 sense 1

2

: a dull sound : thump sense 1