Antonyms for thud

Grammar : Noun

Spell : thuhd

Phonetic Transcription : θʌd

praise

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

Synonyms for thud

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