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thuddingly

thuddingly

8.0
In a heavy, dull way that sounds like a thud
  • adverb
  • /ˈθʌdɪŋli/
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  • The old truck rumbled to a stop with a thuddingly heavy sound.

Examples

  • She dropped the heavy bag, and it hit the ground thuddingly, startling everyone.

  • The drums beat thuddingly throughout the night, echoing across the valley.

  • He walked thuddingly down the hallway in his heavy boots after a long day.

  • The hail struck the car roof thuddingly, making conversation difficult inside.

  • The box landed thuddingly on the floor.

  • He dropped the hammer thuddingly onto the ground.

  • The book fell off the shelf and landed thuddingly on the floor.

Synonyms

plumply
vsthuddingly
5.3

In a sudden, heavy way that makes a soft sound when landing

is heavier and makes a dull thud rather than a soft sound
percussively
vsthuddingly
6.4

To hit something to make a strong sound or beat

is a single heavy dull impact rather than intentional rhythmic striking

Antonyms

quietly
517 1.0

In a quiet way that makes little or no noise

softly
95 1.0

In a gentle, light way using little force

How Heavy

heavily
243 1.1
thuddingly
8.0
softly
95 1.0
faintly
47 2.7

Surface Forms

thuddingly positive

Morphology

thuddingly = thudding (transparent) = thud + ing + ly

The adverb is formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective/participle 'thudding', so the meaning 'in a thudding manner' is directly derived.

Etymology

Thuddingly comes from the simple sound word thud plus the endings -ing and -ly, and thud is an imitation of a heavy, dull noise. So, thuddingly means doing something 'in a way that makes or sounds like a heavy thud'.