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
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Noun
The blustery winds muffled the clank of wheels and thud of hooves.—Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025 But a trawler passed behind them, the roar of its engine drowning out the dull thuds of their rocks.—Prianka Srinivasan Matthew Abbott, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
He is made, late in the show, to feign a seizure in a moment that doesn’t land, and the blocking of his final scene, in which the actor mutters to the ceiling while lying on his back, similarly thuds.—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025 Photography by Hailey Heaton February 12, 2025 Chris Panicker; Photography by Hailey Heaton
The black van shudders with bass thuds in the tunnel.—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for thud
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