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Definition of 'thud'

noun

A heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) [syn: thump, thumping, clump, clunk, thud]

verb

Make a dull sound; "the knocker thudded against the front door" [syn: thud, thump]

verb

Strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the wall"

verb

Make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants [syn: crump, thud, scrunch]

From: GCIDE

Thud \Thud\ (th[u^]d), v. i. & t. To make, or strike so as to make, a dull sound, or thud.
Hardly the softest thudding of velvety pads. --A. C. Doyle.
The waves break into spray, dash and rumble and thud below your feet. --H. F. Brown. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Thud \Thud\ (th[u^]d), n. [Cf. AS. [thorn][=o]den a whirlwind, violent wind, or E. thump.] A dull sound without resonance, like that produced by striking with, or striking against, some comparatively soft substance; also, the stroke or blow producing such sound; as, the thrud of a cannon ball striking the earth. [1913 Webster]
At every new thud of the blast, a sob arose. --Jeffrey. [1913 Webster]
At intervals there came some tremendous thud on the side of the steamer. --C. Mackay. [1913 Webster]