thud

(t̸hud)

intransitive verb thudded, thudding

to hit or fall with a dull sound

Origin: prob. < ME thudden, to strike, thrust < OE thyddan

noun

a heavy blow
a dull sound, as that of a heavy, solid object dropping on a soft but solid surface

Origin: prob. < thudthe

See thud in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

intransitive verb thud·ded, thud·ding, thuds

To make a heavy, dull sound.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps from Middle English thudden, to strike with a weapon

Origin: , from Old English thyddan

Origin: , of imitative origin

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