Hypertext Webster Gateway: "thud"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Thud \Thud\, 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
At every new thud of the blast, a sob arose. --Jeffrey.
At intervals there came some tremendous thud on the
side of the steamer. --C. Mackay.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
thud
n : a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
[syn: {thump}, {thumping}, {clump}, {clunk}]
v 1: make a dull sound [syn: {thump}]
2: strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the
wall"
3: make a crunching noise, as of an engine lacking lubricants
[syn: {crump}, {crunch}, {scrunch}]
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