thudnoun [ C ]
uk/θʌd/us/θʌd/the sound that is made when something heavy falls or hits something else:
The boy fell to the ground with a thud.
I could hear the thud of horses' hoofs down the dirt road.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- chime
- chug
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- ting
- twang
- whine
- whistle
See more results »
thud
verb [ I ] ukusplural -dd-