as in bumping
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the snowball thudded against the side of my car
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Recent Examples of thudding
Some place where the days were days and the nights fell with thudding certainty.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
My heart begins thudding in time with her step.
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Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
The mantra is set against the kind of thudding club beat that defined the earliest phases of her career.
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Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2026
Footwork clatter and thudding 808s exude yearning emotion on the young producer-songwriter’s patchworked new track.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
13 Mar. 2026
Each must traverse more than a mile-and-a-half of terrain, through a canyon, into shadows and out, over rolls that hurl the body half a football field through the air before thudding it back down again.
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Barry Svrluga,
Washington Post,
8 Feb. 2026
The latest version kicks off with a moody set piece before a gun shot and thudding drums make way for a beat that sounds like a drowning beeper.
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Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
The early-career excitement Spielberg generated with Duel, The Sugarland Express, Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind came to a thudding halt with the frenetically busy, hopelessly bloated war comedy, 1941.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Nov. 2025
Here’s where the treadmill picks up and our steps start thudding on the track.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
My heart begins thudding in time with her step.
—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
The mantra is set against the kind of thudding club beat that defined the earliest phases of her career.
—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2026
Footwork clatter and thudding 808s exude yearning emotion on the young producer-songwriter’s patchworked new track.
—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
13 Mar. 2026
Each must traverse more than a mile-and-a-half of terrain, through a canyon, into shadows and out, over rolls that hurl the body half a football field through the air before thudding it back down again.
—
Barry Svrluga,
Washington Post,
8 Feb. 2026
The latest version kicks off with a moody set piece before a gun shot and thudding drums make way for a beat that sounds like a drowning beeper.
—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
The early-career excitement Spielberg generated with Duel, The Sugarland Express, Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind came to a thudding halt with the frenetically busy, hopelessly bloated war comedy, 1941.
—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Nov. 2025
Here’s where the treadmill picks up and our steps start thudding on the track.
—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thudding
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In this case, safe meant a track big enough for two riders to race without bumping into each other.
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Hurd was seen fist-bumping another attacker moments after deputies intervened, Madden Ragland said.
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While the cameras were rolling, Spielberg would stand just out of frame with two wooden bats, banging them together to startle her.
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And on the other hand, there've been some folks who would like to see me out every day, right, banging the drum.
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The video shows the panicked deer backing itself into a corner, slamming itself against the building and retaining wall.
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Diplo has taken a similarly direct approach — by slamming artists who oppose using the technology.
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Austria’s Red Bull Ring has been the scene of plenty of drama over the years — from teammate crashes, to title contenders colliding, fires, a deer that found its way onto the track and plenty of first-lap shunts.
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As cars migrate to electric, these century-old industries are colliding, bringing their infrastructure together in unprecedented ways.
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The tension in these tracks are the binding agent for Jane’s fan base — the music is full of contradictions and incompatibilities smashing together that just feel like being young right now.
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Last week, a group of people swarmed Noureddine Bitat's taxi, stomping on it and smashing its windshield.
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As the aircraft approached Atlantic City, a portion of one of the main rotor blades separated, the NTSB report showed, tearing the transmission and rotor apart and sending the helicopter crashing onto the Garden State Parkway.
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With how important the possession battle is in today’s NBA and how important crashing the glass is on both ends, Steinbach is worth a first-round pick.
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Newsom’s office said that along with the FBI, agents from the IRS have been knocking on doors and asking questions.
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After knocking the trash can down, the bear easily shoved its arms inside.
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Other threats against such large events include a potential vehicle-ramming attack or a mass shooting.
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Footage from outdoor security cameras on the woman's home shows that the car was moving at a high speed before ramming into the home.
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“Thudding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thudding. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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