thud

1 of 2

noun

ˈthəd 

1

: blow entry 5 sense 1

2

: a dull sound : thump

thud

2 of 2

verb

thudded; thudding

intransitive verb

: to move or strike so as to make a thud

Synonyms

Noun

• bang
• bash
• bat
• beat
• belt
• biff
• blow
• bop
• box
• buffet
• bust
• chop
• clap
• clip
• clout
• crack
• cuff
• dab
• douse [British]
• fillip
• hack
• haymaker
• hit
• hook
• knock
• larrup [dialect]
• lash
• lick
• pelt
• pick
• plump
• poke
• pound
• punch
• rap
• slam
• slap
• slug
• smack
• smash
• sock
• spank
• stinger
• stripe
• stroke
• swat
• swipe
• switch
• thump
• thwack
• wallop
• welt
• whack
• wham
• whop
• whap

Verb

• bang
• bash
• bump
• collide
• crash
• hit
• impact
• impinge
• knock
• ram
• slam
• smash
• strike
• swipe

Examples of thud in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Arriving police heard a thud and found Payne’s body in the hotel courtyard, Policicchio said. —Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024

News that the Mexican government had forced down the Gulfstream and confiscated its 4 tons of cocaine landed with a thud at ICE. —Penn Bullock, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024

Verb

Megan Walsh grew up listening to the sound of her mom’s Singer sewing machine, thudding against Halloween costume fabric. —Megan Sauer, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024

The pre-dawn barrage lighted up the dark sky on the horizon around Tehran as explosions thudded and smoke rose in the air. —Ramin Mostaghim, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

imitative

First Known Use

Noun

1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1796, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

thud

1 of 2 verb

ˈthəd 

thudded; thudding

: to move or strike so as to make a dull sound

thud

2 of 2 noun

1

: blow entry 4 sense 1

2

: a dull sound : thump sense 1