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
Recent Examples on the Web
Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Her promise to appoint a Republican to her Cabinet—a major news flash moment—seemed to land with a thud as Harris rambled on about how some of the most important decisions are made around the Cabinet table.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 31 Aug. 2024
Damon Wise, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2024
Written by Gilbert with Josh Phillips, this track revs up with all the gritty churn of a combine, as a bed of industrial-scale, frothy guitars, sharp percussion and thudding bass carry the two artists’ intertwined, destinctive drawls.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Hong Kong reopened with a thud, playing catch up to the downside after Friday’s impromptu and likely last-ever Typhoon market close due to the new exchange rules.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Her promise to appoint a Republican to her Cabinet—a major news flash moment—seemed to land with a thud as Harris rambled on about how some of the most important decisions are made around the Cabinet table.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 31 Aug. 2024
Verb
Pierre has been working all night on the railway track, while Fus has been out clubbing (the film opens with thudding techno and scenes of Fus’s shamanistic dancing).
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2024
Written by Gilbert with Josh Phillips, this track revs up with all the gritty churn of a combine, as a bed of industrial-scale, frothy guitars, sharp percussion and thudding bass carry the two artists’ intertwined, destinctive drawls.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2024
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“Thud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thud. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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thud
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: a dull sound : thump sense 1
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