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Grammar : Noun
Spell : thuhd
Phonetic Transcription : θʌd



Definition of thud

Origin :
  • Old English þyddan "to strike, thrust," of imitative origin. Sense of "hit with a dull sound" first recorded 1796. The noun is attested from 1510s.
  • noun crash
Example sentences :
  • There was a thud as his fist hit the rickety, squeaking table in the center of the room.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • These words were confirmed by a thud as of a fist striking the kitchen table.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • Thud, thud—ta-thud, thud—on they charged at a furious pace directly at us.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
  • They fell back, in dismay, the log dropping to the ground with a thud.
  • Extract from : « The Dare Boys of 1776 » by Stephen Angus Cox
  • This time the impact was so great the door could not withstand it, and down it came with a thud.
  • Extract from : « The Dare Boys of 1776 » by Stephen Angus Cox
  • But no Lone Star or the thud of his feet greeted eyes or ears.
  • Extract from : « Polly of Lady Gay Cottage » by Emma C. Dowd
  • Also he could hear the thud of his own temples like the beating of a drum in his brain.
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
  • It fell into the letter-box with a thud, and she crept back like a guilty thing.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • In a moment Angus had jumped from the horse's back—and then I heard a thud—and that's all.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • There was a smell of tobacco on the air and the thud of a step on the grass.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

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