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
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
One struck a police cruiser with a thud, prompting a big cheer.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
The sound originally came from the Roland TR-808 drum machine, and became associated with thick, thudding kicks used in a slew of genres.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 4 June 2025
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Noun
Then, the film falls with a thud, never to rise again.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
One struck a police cruiser with a thud, prompting a big cheer.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Verb
Neo-soul lyrics call out a toxic man as a thudding baseline hits.
—Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
The sound originally came from the Roland TR-808 drum machine, and became associated with thick, thudding kicks used in a slew of genres.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 4 June 2025
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“Thud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thud. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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thud
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: a dull sound : thump sense 1
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