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thud

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈθʌd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/θʌd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(thud)

Inflections of 'thud' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

thuds: v 3rd person singular

thudding: v pres p

thudded: v past

thudded: v past p

thud /θʌd/USA pronunciation n., v., thud•ded, thud•ding.
n. [countable]

a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall:The bag of groceries fell to the floor with a thud.

v. [no object]

to strike or fall with a thud.

thud (thud),USA pronunciation
n.

a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.
a blow causing such a sound.

v.i.

to strike or fall with a dull sound of heavy impact.

1505–15; imitative; compare Middle English thudden, Old English thyddan to strike, press

thud′ding•ly, adv.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

thud /θʌd/ n

a dull heavy sound
a blow or fall that causes such a sound

vb (thuds, thudding, thudded)

to make or cause to make such a sound

Etymology: Old English thyddan to strike; related to thoddettan to beat, perhaps of imitative origin

'thud' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bump - clonk - heavy - thump - wooden - bam - flop - kerplunk - resounding - thunk - yerk

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Synonyms: fall, dull sound, plop, noise, beat, more...

Collocations: fell with a thud, hit the floor with a thud, could hear the thud from [outside, the other room], more...

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