Thud Definition

thŭd
thudded, thudding, thuds
noun
thuds
A heavy blow.
Webster's New World
A dull sound, as that of a heavy, solid object dropping on a soft but solid surface.
Webster's New World
(US, military, dated slang) Republic F-105 Thunderchief jet ground attack fighter.
Wiktionary
verb
thudded, thudding, thuds
To hit or fall with a dull sound.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Thud

Noun

Singular:
thud
Plural:
thuds

Origin of Thud

  • From Middle English thudden (“to strike with a weapon"), from Old English þyddan (“to strike, press, thrust"), from Proto-Germanic *þuddijanÄ…, *þiudijanÄ… (“to strike, thrust"), from Proto-Germanic *þūhanÄ…, *þeuhanÄ… (“to press"), from Proto-Indo-European *tÅ«k- (“to beat"). Cognate with Old English þoddettan (“to strike, push, batter"), Old English þȳdan (“to strike, stab, thrust, press"), Old English þēowan (“to press"), Albanian thundër (“a hoof, talon, a shaft, fig. oppression, torment") .

    From Wiktionary

  • Perhaps from Middle English thudden to strike with a weapon from Old English thyddan of imitative origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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