as in thump
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
the thud of his head against the cabinet door brought tears to his eyes
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as in to bump
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the snowball thudded against the side of my car
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Recent Examples of thud
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 27 June 2025
And then, the sensation of my ankle twisting too far to the left jolted me from that flow, followed in short order by the thud of my body hitting the ground.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 20 June 2025
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
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Noun
The message landed with a thud among prominent conservatives on social media.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 27 June 2025
And then, the sensation of my ankle twisting too far to the left jolted me from that flow, followed in short order by the thud of my body hitting the ground.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 20 June 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thud
Noun
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Above her, the sweeping halo scoreboard glowed, flashing beneath the thump of blasting pop anthems.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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On the footage, the sound is a muffled thump, and neither Rush nor Foss seemed alarmed.—
Jenny Porter Tilley,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Verb
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The free exhibit is an immersive learning experience for the whole family, even featuring a DJ booth bumping Chicano oldies to enhance the vibe.—
MARIANA GARCIA,
Sacbee.com,
18 July 2025
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Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium shows bumped things up to about $200 to start, while Toronto represents the tour’s luxury market with premium seats hitting $2,162.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
17 July 2025
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The title bout bore out as a chess match, as the ISL school traded blows with one of the top MIAA teams from the South Shore.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
19 July 2025
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Smith shoved the gun in the guy’s gut, took the blow, then left.—
John J. Lennon,
Rolling Stone,
19 July 2025
Verb
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The most recent incident to prompt charges occurred Oct. 13, when Wolf reportedly banged pieces of metal and shouted homophobic insults at the occupants of a neighboring residence.—
Jimmy Lovrien,
Twin Cities,
16 July 2025
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Josh yelled while banging the kitchen tools together.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
5 July 2025
Noun
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So this isn’t a slap at the spending aspect of CUT.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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So the defense went out of its way to present witnesses who could corroborate Ventura Fine’s striking allegations of abuse. Of the slaps, punches and most of all the kicks delivered to the bodies of young women.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
3 July 2025
Verb
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Economic Trends First time and affordable home buyers are getting slammed.—
Jamie Gold,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Fourteen people died when a Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mail train slammed into the rear of a passenger train stopped for a signal in Western Springs.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Bello came out after 105 pitches in the top of the seventh and finished with one run allowed over 6.1 innings with six hits, no walks and five strikeouts for his seventh quality start in eight outings.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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Pages’ hit traveled 173 feet at 64.3 miles per hour.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025
Verb
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Five people died after three vehicles collided on state Route 67 in Poway, sparking a half-acre brush fire Friday afternoon, sheriff’s officials said.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 July 2025
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Astronomers speculate that some of the disk might be the remains of a pair of Pluto-sized dwarf planets that collided sometime in the last million years.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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“Thud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thud. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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