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
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2025
Survivors of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan reported hearing thuds and explosions from outside the aircraft during the flight, as the cause of the deadly catastrophe remains under investigation.
—Dragana Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Dec. 2024
Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 12 Feb. 2025
In the second half, there was no tackling, only thudding.
—Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 13 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Wall Street concluded an already softer week with a thud Friday after the December jobs report came in much hotter than expected.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2025
Survivors of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan reported hearing thuds and explosions from outside the aircraft during the flight, as the cause of the deadly catastrophe remains under investigation.
—Dragana Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Dec. 2024
Verb
Photography by Hailey Heaton February 12, 2025 Chris Panicker; Photography by Hailey Heaton
The black van shudders with bass thuds in the tunnel.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 12 Feb. 2025
In the second half, there was no tackling, only thudding.
—Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Thud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thud. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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thud
2 of 2 noun2
: a dull sound : thump sense 1
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