thud1 nounthud2 verb
thudthud1 /θʌd/ noun [countable] 
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A snowball hit her on the back of the neck with a soft thud.
- I heard a shot, followed by a thud as his body hit the floor.
- She landed on the floor with a thud.
- Suddenly we heard the thud of horses' hooves.
- I hear thuds and blows, and then some one is moaning in pain.
- I heard a thud behind me.
- It hit on the spine and went thud.
- Not so natural to put her down with a thud and devour her with a kiss.
- Soon he was hammering on the door, thud after thud, a noise fit to wake the dead.
- The ferry docked in Brooklyn with a loud thud.
- There was another jolting thud in my back.
- They fell with a thud upon his bedside chair.
THESAURUSmade by things hitting other things
a loud sound caused especially when something hard or heavy hits something else: · I heard a loud bang and rushed out to see what had happened.· He slammed the door shut with a bang.
a very loud sound caused when something hits something else, especially when damage is caused: · The tray of dishes fell to the floor with a crash.· I heard an enormous crash outside our house, and I went to see what had happened.
a quiet low sound made when a heavy object falls down onto surface: · There was a dull thud as the box hit the floor.· His head hit the ground with a sickening thud.
a dull loud sound made when a heavy object hits something else: · There was a loud thump as Eddie threw Luther back against the wall.
a short ringing sound made when two glass, metal, or china objects hit each other: · the clink of champagne glasses· The clink of cutlery could be heard in the restaurant.
the pleasant sound that is made by light pieces of glass or metal hitting each other repeatedly: · He listened to the faint tinkle of cow bells in the distance.
the sound of small metal objects being shaken together: · the jingle of her bracelets· the jingle of keys
a short repeated sound made when things hit against each other – used especially when part of something is loose and is hitting against something: · There was a strange rattle coming from the engine.· the rattle of the trolley
Longman Language Activatorsounds made by something hitting or falling onto something a loud sound caused especially when something hard or heavy hits something else or falls on a surface: · I heard a loud bang - it sounded like something had fallen down upstairs.make a bang: · Small children are often frightrened of fireworks that make a bang.close/land/collide etc with a bang: · The lid of the box fell shut with a bang.
the low dull sound produced when something heavy but soft hits something else or falls on a surface: · I heard a shot, followed by a thud as his body hit the floor.hit/drop/land etc with a thud: · A snowball hit her on the back of the neck with a soft thud.the thud of: · Suddenly we heard the thud of horses' hooves.
a loud sudden very sharp sound like the sound of a stick being broken: · The branch broke with a sudden crack.· As I hit the floor, I heard a loud crack in my arm.
the very loud sound produced when something hard such as metal or glass hits something else or falls on a surface, especially when damage is caused: · There was a loud crash in the bedroom and my dad started yelling.fall/land/hit etc something with a crash: · The whole tray of dishes fell to the floor with a crash.
the loud sound produced when a lot of hard things hit against each other or hit a hard surface: · The clatter in the kitchen told me that Mum was already up.fall/drop etc something with a clatter: · Bert put down his tools with a clatter, and looked round the room.the clatter of something: · Just then there was the clatter of hooves on the road outside.
the dull, fairly quiet sound produced when something such as part of your body hits something or falls against a surface: · At night, the old house seemed to be full of strange creaks and bumps.fall/sit down/hit etc something with a bump: · Martin sat down suddenly with a bump.
the dull, fairly loud sound produced when something heavy suddenly hits something else or falls hard on a surface: · There was a loud thump as Eddie threw Luther back against the wall.hit something/fall etc with a thump: · A suitcase toppled off the top of the wardrobe and landed on the floor with a thump.
WORD SETSassonance, nouncaw, nouncoarse, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrisp, adjectivecrumbly, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfeathery, adjectivefibrous, adjectivefine, adjectivefleecy, adjectivegluey, adjectiveglutinous, adjectivegooey, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhigh-pitched, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemetre, nounpitch, nounpitch, verbpowdery, adjectiverhythm, nounribbed, adjectiveridged, adjectiverough, adjectiverumble, verbrumble, nounrumbling, nounsharp, adjectiveshriek, nounshrill, adjectivesizzle, verbsonic boom, nounsplash, nounsplat, nounsplutter, verbspongy, adjectivetattoo, nountexture, nountextured, adjectivethrum, verbthud, nounthud, verbthump, verbthump, nounthunder, nounthunder, verbthunderous, adjectivethwack, nountimbre, nounting, nounting-a-ling, nountinkle, nountinkle, verbtoll, nountoll, verbtone, nountoot, verbtoot, nounultrasound, nounyielding, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
There was a dull thud as the box hit the floor. His head hit the floor with a sickening thud.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The gates shut with a dull thud.
There was a dull thud as the box hit the floor. His head hit the floor with a sickening thud. The gates shut with a dull thud. (=it beats very strongly)· He reached the top, his heart pounding.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· As he moved along the rows of guns, his wooden leg sounded dull thuds.· The gunshots were no longer dull thuds echoing off the hill but reports, punctuated by the snapping of triggers.· There were dull thuds from the cargo hold.· Another dull thud behind his left knee.· The gates shut behind him with a dull thud and the sound of the wind died away.· Plastic produces a dull thud, while glass gives a high-pitched clink.· Almost immediately there was a dull thud as it fell on the floor.
· They heard the heavy thud as he fell.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the low sound made by a heavy object hitting something elsea dull/hard/heavy thud- Her heart took up a sickening thud.
- One pitched out, hitting the ground with a sickening thud.
- Then she landed on the Market Square flagstones with a sickening crash to lie motionless.
- Then, with a sickening thud in her solar plexus, she understood.
- They heard screams, kicks, the sickening thud of a punch, and the ogre roaring Solper's name.
There was a dull thud as the box hit the floor. His head hit the floor with a sickening thud.► see thesaurus at soundthud1 nounthud2 verb
thudthud2 verb (past tense and past participle thudded, present participle thudding) [intransitive] WORD ORIGINthud2
Origin:
1500-1600 Probably from Old English thyddan ‘to push forcefully’VERB TABLE
thud
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | thud |
| he, she, it | thuds | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | thudded |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have thudded |
| he, she, it | has thudded | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had thudded |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will thud |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have thudded |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am thudding |
| he, she, it | is thudding | |
| you, we, they | are thudding | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was thudding |
| you, we, they | were thudding | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been thudding |
| he, she, it | has been thudding | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been thudding |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be thudding |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been thudding |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- By late afternoon, a full-scale battle had broken out with rockets and grenades exploding regularly and bullets thudding into the walls.
- I lay down on my bed and felt the blood thudding above my eyes.
- She could hear his heart thudding under her ear, feel his warmth pressed against her, making her giddy.
- She stopped breathing but her heart kept on thudding its own wild race.
- She waited until I locked myself in and then left, her feet thudding hollow on the floor.
- When they thud through the letter-box, £150 will go a long way to ease your mind.
WORD SETS
assonance, nouncaw, nouncoarse, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrisp, adjectivecrumbly, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfeathery, adjectivefibrous, adjectivefine, adjectivefleecy, adjectivegluey, adjectiveglutinous, adjectivegooey, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhigh-pitched, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemetre, nounpitch, nounpitch, verbpowdery, adjectiverhythm, nounribbed, adjectiveridged, adjectiverough, adjectiverumble, verbrumble, nounrumbling, nounsharp, adjectiveshriek, nounshrill, adjectivesizzle, verbsonic boom, nounsplash, nounsplat, nounsplutter, verbspongy, adjectivetattoo, nountexture, nountextured, adjectivethrum, verbthud, nounthud, verbthump, verbthump, nounthunder, nounthunder, verbthunderous, adjectivethwack, nountimbre, nounting, nounting-a-ling, nountinkle, nountinkle, verbtoll, nountoll, verbtone, nountoot, verbtoot, nounultrasound, nounyielding, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The gates shut with a dull thud.
The gates shut with a dull thud. (=it beats very strongly)· He reached the top, his heart pounding.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· She could hear his heart thudding under her ear, feel his warmth pressed against her, making her giddy.· She stopped breathing but her heart kept on thudding its own wild race.· When he woke, sweating and exhausted, with his heart thudding as though he had been running, it was properly morning.· His heart was thudding hard against his chest.· His heart was thudding hard against his ribs and he felt the first droplet of perspiration pop on to his forehead.· By now I was talking and singing on automatic pilot whilst my heart and brain were thudding with a heady mixture of adrenalin.· His mouth ached, and his heart thudded painfully from exertion and fear.· She could feel her heart thudding against his chest.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[always + adverb/preposition] to hit something with a low sound: - Her heart took up a sickening thud.
- One pitched out, hitting the ground with a sickening thud.
- Then she landed on the Market Square flagstones with a sickening crash to lie motionless.
- Then, with a sickening thud in her solar plexus, she understood.
- They heard screams, kicks, the sickening thud of a punch, and the ogre roaring Solper's name.
The stone thudded to the ground. waves thudding against the side of the ship2[always + adverb/preposition] to walk or run with your feet making a heavy sound as they touch the ground: A horse thudded over the frozen grass.3if your heart thuds, it beats strongly because you are excited or frightened: Peter was aware of his heart thudding in his chest.