thud
81
2.2
- noun
- /θʌd/
:
golpe sordo
- The box fell off the shelf with a heavy thud, startling everyone in the office.
And there was a another big sort of thud and people running out.
- And there was a another big sort of thud and people running out.
- The only sound was the soft thud of my flip flops as they struck my souls.
- And I have my assistant in the studio with me and we hear this incredible thud on the glass.
- So I was having lunch runs outside and this woman walked past and suddenly I heard a thud and then a huge scream.
- I hear this like a thud, like A and at the time I didn't know what it was.
Examples
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There was a soft thud, as of a foot stamping packed earth.
Fiction book (1991) -
Jobber heard the steady thud of hooves running across the short grassy field.
Fiction book (1991) -
And I have my assistant in the studio with me and we hear this incredible thud on the glass.
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And when it fell, it made a thud that shook my house.
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Finally, it landed with a thud in the aisle, right on top of the fallen package.
Fiction book (1992) -
The bone landed back on the tray with a soft thud, in a puff of ash.
Fiction book (1992) -
A soft, distant, but peculiar thud drew Hatch's attention away from the attorney and the desk.
Fiction book (1992) -
At that moment, the ramp dropped with a thud that spattered her with puddled rainwater.
Fiction book (1992) -
The brand voices changed to alarm; the triumphant drumming halted; the thud of footsteps came loud.
Fiction book (1992) -
Mixed in with chirping sonatas from high above is the constant thud of a machete chopping trees.
Synonyms
49
3.0
A heavy dull sound something makes when it hits a surface
16
2.9
A heavy, dull sound made when two objects hit each other
8
6.0
A heavy, dull sound made when something hits a hard surface
5
8.9
A dull hollow sound when something heavy hits a surface
1
4.4
A heavy, dull sound that something makes when it falls or hits the ground
1
8.1
A loud heavy sound when something hits or falls
1
7.5
A soft sound made when something falls heavily
1
7.9
A dull, heavy sound made when something hits another thing
1
5.4
A heavy dull sound that a hard object makes when it is hit or dropped
A dull heavy sound when something falls or is hit
A loud metallic sound like a clunk or thud
A soft, low sound that something makes when it hits a surface
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Compounds
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Etymology
Thud is a sound word that copies the deep, heavy sound you hear when a heavy thing hits something, like the word thump. So a thud is that 'dull, heavy sound' of an impact.