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thud

(thŭd)
n.
1. A dull sound, as that of a heavy object striking a solid surface.
2. A blow or fall causing such a sound.
intr.v. thud·ded, thud·ding, thuds
To make a heavy, dull sound.
[Perhaps from Middle English thudden, to strike with a weapon, from Old English thyddan, of imitative origin.]
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thud

(θʌd)
n
1. a dull heavy sound: the book fell to the ground with a thud.
2. a blow or fall that causes such a sound
vb, thuds, thudding or thudded
to make or cause to make such a sound
[Old English thyddan to strike; related to thoddettan to beat, perhaps of imitative origin]
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thud

(θʌd)

n., v. thud•ded, thud•ding. n.
1. a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.
2. a blow causing such a sound.
v.i.
3. to strike or fall with a dull sound of heavy impact.
[1505–15; imitative; compare Middle English thudden, Old English thyddan to strike, press]
thud′ding•ly, adv.
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thud


Past participle: thudded
Gerund: thudding

Imperative
thud
thud
Present
I thud
you thud
he/she/it thuds
we thud
you thud
they thud
Preterite
I thudded
you thudded
he/she/it thudded
we thudded
you thudded
they thudded
Present Continuous
I am thudding
you are thudding
he/she/it is thudding
we are thudding
you are thudding
they are thudding
Present Perfect
I have thudded
you have thudded
he/she/it has thudded
we have thudded
you have thudded
they have thudded
Past Continuous
I was thudding
you were thudding
he/she/it was thudding
we were thudding
you were thudding
they were thudding
Past Perfect
I had thudded
you had thudded
he/she/it had thudded
we had thudded
you had thudded
they had thudded
Future
I will thud
you will thud
he/she/it will thud
we will thud
you will thud
they will thud
Future Perfect
I will have thudded
you will have thudded
he/she/it will have thudded
we will have thudded
you will have thudded
they will have thudded
Future Continuous
I will be thudding
you will be thudding
he/she/it will be thudding
we will be thudding
you will be thudding
they will be thudding
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been thudding
you have been thudding
he/she/it has been thudding
we have been thudding
you have been thudding
they have been thudding
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been thudding
you will have been thudding
he/she/it will have been thudding
we will have been thudding
you will have been thudding
they will have been thudding
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been thudding
you had been thudding
he/she/it had been thudding
we had been thudding
you had been thudding
they had been thudding
Conditional
I would thud
you would thud
he/she/it would thud
we would thud
you would thud
they would thud
Past Conditional
I would have thudded
you would have thudded
he/she/it would have thudded
we would have thudded
you would have thudded
they would have thudded
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:thud - a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)]thud - a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb 1. thud - make a dull sound; "the knocker thudded against the front door"
sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
2. thud - strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the wall"
collide with, impinge on, hit, run into, strike - hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
3. thud - make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
crunch, scranch, scraunch, crackle - make a crushing noise; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
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thud

noun
1. thump, crash, knock, smack, clump, wallop (informal), clunk, clonk She tripped and fell with a sickening thud.
verb
1. thump, crash, knock, smack, clump, wallop (informal), clunk, clonk She ran upstairs, her bare feet thudding on the wood.
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thud

noun
A stroke or blow, especially one that produces a sound:
verb
To make a dull sound by or as if by striking a surface with a heavy object:
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Translations
خَبْطَهيَسْقُط بِقُوَّه، يَخْبُط على الأرْض
žuchnoutžuchnutí
bragdundrehamre
puffantompa puffanás
hlunkast niîurhlunkur, dynkur
dunkstelėjimasdunkstelėti
būkšķisnobūkšķēt
buchnúť
zamolkel udarec
güm diye vurmak/çarpmakpat diye düşme sesi

thud

[θʌd]
A. N → ruido m sordo, golpe m sordo
he landed on the floor with a dull thud → cayó al suelo con un ruido sordo
B. VI → hacer un ruido sordo
to thud to the ground → caer al suelo con un ruido sordo
a shell thudded into the hillside → una granada estalló en el monte
he was thudding about upstairs all night → pasó la noche andando con pasos pesados por el piso de arriba
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thud

[ˈθʌd]
n → bruit m sourd
vi → marteler
to thud on the floor → marteler le sol
She ran up the stairs, her bare feet thudding on the wood → Elle monta les marches en courant, ses pieds nus martelant le parquet.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

thud

n → dumpfes Geräusch ; the thud of his footsteps → seine dumpfen Schritte ; he fell to the ground with a thud → er fiel mit einem Plumps (inf) → or einem dumpfen Aufschlag zu Boden ; the thud of the waves against the hull → das dumpfe Schlagen der Wellen gegen den Schiffsrumpf
vi → dumpf aufschlagen ; (= move heavily) → stampfen ; the blow thudded against his chin → dumpf klatschte der Schlag gegen sein Kinn ; a thudding noise → ein dumpfes Geräusch ; with thudding heart → mit pochendem Herzen; the heavy door thudded shut → mit einem dumpfen Knall fiel die Tür zu
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thud

[θʌd]
1. n → tonfo
2. vi to thud to the ground → cadere a terra con un tonfo
to thud against the wall → colpire il muro con un tonfo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

thud

(θad) noun
a dull sound like that of something heavy falling to the ground. He dropped the book with a thud. plof, dowwe slag خَبْطَه тупване baque žuchnutí dumpfer Schlag brag γδούπος ruido sordo müts(atus) تالاپ؛ تپ tömähdys bruit sourd קוֹל חֲבָטָה धमाका tutanj, mukao udarac tompa puffanás bunyi berdebum hlunkur, dynkur tonfo どしん 쿵 하는 소리 dunkstelėjimas būkšķis bunyi berdebap plof dunk, brak głuchy odgłos baque pocnet surd глухой звук/стук (от падения) buchnutie, úder zamolkel zvok tup udarac duns เสียงดังตุ้บ pat diye düşme sesi 砰擊聲,重擊 гепання; глухий стук گرنے کي آواز tiếng thịch 砰击声,重击
verb – past tense, past participle ˈthudded –
to move or fall with such a sound. The tree thudded to the ground. plof يَسْقُط بِقُوَّه، يَخْبُط على الأرْض тупвам baquear žuchnout dumpf(auf-)schlagen hamre; dundre πέφτω και χτυπώ με γδούπο hacer un ruido sordo mütsatama گرمب افتادن؛ تالاپ کردن tömähtää faire un bruit sourd לִיפּוֹל בְּקוֹל חֲבָטָה धमाका करना tutnjati puffan berdebum hlunkast niður (cadere con un tonfo) どしんと倒れる 쿵 하고 떨어지다 dunkstelėti nobūkšķēt jatuh berdebap ploffen dumpe, falle, brake, klaske zwalić się, runąć baquear a cădea provocând un zgomot asurzitor двигаться, валиться buchnúť, udrieť bobneti udariti tupo dunsa [ner] ทําให้เกิดเสียงดังตุ้บ güm diye vurmak/çarpmak 砰的一聲掉下 гепнути, упасти з глухим стуком بھد سے گرنا rơi thịch, ngã thịch 砰的一声掉下
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