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
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
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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
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
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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
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“Thud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thud. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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thud
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: a dull sound : thump sense 1
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