thud
noun
[ θʌd ]
• a dull, heavy sound, such as that made by an object falling to the ground.
• "he hit the floor with a terrific thud"
Similar:
thump,
clunk,
clonk,
crash,
smash,
smack,
bang,
boom,
thunder,
wallop,
stomp,
stamp,
clump,
clomp,
wham,
whump,
thud
verb
• move, fall, or strike something with a dull, heavy sound.
• "the bullets thudded into the dusty ground"
Similar:
thump,
clunk,
clonk,
crash,
smash,
smack,
bang,
thunder,
stomp,
stamp,
clump,
clomp,
wham,
whump,
Origin:
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.
