thud
IPA: θˈʌd
noun
- The sound of a dull impact.
- A hard, dull impact.
- (BDSM) A slower, dull impact with a wide surface area.
- (US, military, dated slang) Republic F-105 Thunderchief jet ground attack fighter.
verb
- To make the sound of a dull impact.
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Examples of "thud" in Sentences
- It starts the article off with a thud.
- He shut the door behind him with a thud.
- The system was received with a dull thud.
- They landed on the floor with a loud thud.
- A large thud is heard as the credits roll.
- Carson hears the upstairs thud and leaves.
- The idols fell to the ground with a big thud.
- Marty remembers a thud and a clang, but nothing else.
- All of a sudden, the sound of a blade striking, and a thud is heard.
- George Sr. thuds to the ground and is swiftly caught by waiting policemen.
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