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Word: Thud
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (originally Scots): probably from Old English thyddan ‘to thrust, push’; related to thoden ‘violent wind’. The noun is recorded first denoting a sudden blast or gust of wind, later the sound of a thunderclap, whence a dull, heavy sound. The verb dates from the early 16th century
θʌd
a dull, heavy sound, such as that made by an object falling to the ground
Short Definition:dull heavy sound
Examples:- he hit the floor with a terrific thud
- Jean heard the thud of the closing door
- school-leavers have now come back down to earth with a thud
Word: Thud
Speech Type: Verb
θʌd
move, fall, or strike something with a dull, heavy sound
Short Definition:move, fall, or strike something with dull, heavy sound
Examples:- the bullets thudded into the dusty ground
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