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 distant thud of shelling punctuates the evening, refuting one guest’s optimism that the latest ceasefire agreement will endure. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026

There are genuine laughs sprinkled in but too many elements land with a thud — including an excessive amount of comedic gore that grows tiresome and a mailman/narrator gag that just isn’t funny. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Verb

But the data center surge could come to a sudden, thudding halt if those big companies do not soon see a return on their investment. — Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 2 July 2026

This music is often so simplistic—tenth-grade emo-thirst-trap-core with yearning synths, thudding drums, and maybe a lick of guitar—that a machine could do it too. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 25 June 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