Synonyms
Noun
- bang
- bash
- bat
- beat
- belt
- biff
- blow
- bop
- box
- buffet
- bust
- chop
- clap
- clip
- clout
- crack
- cuff
- dab
- douse [British]
- fillip
- hack
- haymaker
- hit
- hook
- knock
- larrup [dialect]
- lash
- lick
- pelt
- pick
- plump
- poke
- pound
- punch
- rap
- slam
- slap
- slug
- smack
- smash
- sock
- spank
- stinger
- stripe
- stroke
- swat
- swipe
- switch
- thump
- thwack
- wallop
- welt
- whack
- wham
- whop
- whap
Verb
Examples of thud in a Sentence
Noun
The book hit the floor with a thud.
The ball landed with a thud.
I heard a heavy thud on the roof.
Verb
The ball thudded against the side of the house.
the snowball thudded against the side of my car
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Ryan Lillis, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
Since last season ended with a thud in the Peach Bowl, Marques Hagans was hell-bent on ensuring his receivers wouldn’t be the team’s weak link again.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 13 Apr. 2024
Suddenly, a beat crackles and thuds through the speaker.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Three minutes later comes the sound of a terrible thud out front.
—Ryan Lillis, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
Since last season ended with a thud in the Peach Bowl, Marques Hagans was hell-bent on ensuring his receivers wouldn’t be the team’s weak link again.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
In the second half, there was no tackling, only thudding.
—Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 13 Apr. 2024
Suddenly, a beat crackles and thuds through the speaker.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Thud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thud. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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thud
2 of 2 noun2
: a dull sound : thump sense 1
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