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
Scream 4 landed with a thud upon release, but history has rescued its reputation among die-hards.—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025 The offense started fast but finished with a thud.—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
David Stearns’ pitching staff failed in the second half of the season, and his trade-deadline acquisitions thudded.—Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 The lyrical register of pop music demands imagery that’s direct and broadly relatable, the kind of message that can be easily understood over a thudding bass line.—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for thud
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