Converse of object

• muffle: Above the incantations there was the muffled thud of music from the next field.

• hear: I hear the body thud onto the bottom of the hole below us.

• feel: Suddenly the spinning and the lights stopped and I felt a thud.

• come: From the direction of Brussels comes a distant thud followed by two more, windows rattle.

Converse of subject

• follow: The deep voice ceased its booming chant and all he could hear was a faint patter followed by dull thuds directly above him.

Adjective modifier

• sickening: Dad landed with yet another sickening thud, this time at the base of his spine.

• resounding: I threw him to the floor once, with a resounding thud.

• dull: There is nothing like the dull thud of nylon on nylon.

• loud: Slowly the foil turns into a real, solid aluminum can which he sets down on a table with a loud thud.

• heavy: Her head met with the ground with a heavy thud - she landed on the top of her spine with her neck bent forward.

• soft: Billy hit the dirty floor of the garage with a soft thud, a pool of blood surrounding his head like a halo.

Preposition: on

• floor: The gargoyle leaped through, landing with a thud on the floor.

Noun used with modifier

• fx: Page 16 1 [ The ground shakes around the family too. ] fx ground thud thud mother Eeek!

• ground: Page 16 1 [ The ground shakes around the family too. ] fx ground thud thud mother Eeek!

Preposition: of

• hoof: The crowd is silent; the gate is thrown open, the thud of hooves resonates around the ring.

• footstep: No doors opening, no lights coming on, no thud of footsteps toward a telephone.

• ball: Boys playing football and the thud thud of a tennis ball on the courts.