Definitions for: Thud

[n] a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
[v] strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the wall"
[v] make a dull sound
[v] make a crunching noise, as of an engine lacking lubricants

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

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.

Synonyms: clump, clunk, crump, crunch, scrunch, thump, thump, thumping

See Also: collide with, go, hit, impinge on, run into, sound, sound, strike

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