Thud meaning

Verb: thud

Pronunciation: (thud)

Thud meaning: Make a dull sound or strike with a dull sound

Synonym: thump

 

Noun: thud

Thud meaning: A heavy dull sound usually made by impact of heavy objects

Synonyms: thump, clump, clunk, clonk

Quotations: Kingsley Amis – A dusty thudding in his head made the scene before him beat like a pulse. His mouth had been used as a latrine by some small creature of the night and then as its mausoleum.

D. James – Jealousy, he thought, was as physical as fear; the same dryness of the mouth, the thudding heart, the restlessness which destroyed appetite and peace.

Chris Rupkey – Cars seem to be pivotal in keeping the wheels of consumer spending turning and certainly this quarter is starting out with a thud.

Alex Barron – I just felt a thump from the rear of my car. Ryan was up over me. He was upside down and there was a lot of fire. It was quick thud and then the next thing you know we were in the wall. It was all behind me and people were moving around, so I can’t really say what happened until I see the video. I just felt a thump and a lot of fire in front of me.

Oscar De La Hoya – Vargas is not as fast. But when he hits you, it feels very heavy. It’s kind of thudding. Mosley, he’s got such fast hands. When he hits you, there’s such a snap because they are quick, crisp shots that really sting. They both punch well, but they’re just different.

Joe Glenn – We don’t hit very much in practice, so there’s not a lot of chance to put your pad level down and Burma Road somebody, blast them and hit it up in there, because we’re thudding. I try to save my team as much as I can for game day.

Sample sentences:

1. It was off to a bang and ended with a thud.
2. Cam came in and certified that he was going to take over, and then did it with a thud.
3. I fell off my pink cloud with a thud.
4. I felt a thud from my left rear. It was a quick thud and the next thing I knew, we were in the wall.
5. His wife was inside and she just heard a big thud. She went outside and found him under the tree, barely moving.
6. He took two or three steps and slipped, and he fell right on his back. You could hear the thud.
7. It had a nice thud in the back of the net. But to tell you the truth, I didn’t know it went in until the ref stepped in and signalled it with his hand.
8. It’s real hard to practice because you don’t go live in practice, but we do wrap and do thud drills. You just have to work on it, and then in games it’s natural.
9. Most passengers were asleep when the accident took place. I was also asleep on my seat. Suddenly I heard a loud thud and I fell down from my seat. I was unconscious and later, when I regained consciousness, I was in the hospital bed.
10. The wind was howling and I was worried about trees falling down. Suddenly, I heard a loud, thud-like boom. When I opened the front door, I saw that a big oak tree had been uprooted and had fallen into the road.