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thud

UK/ˈθʌd/ US/ˈθʌd/ fairly common slang us
verb (3) noun (1)

verb

1.

make a dull sound

  • “the knocker thudded against the front door”
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2.

strike with a dull sound

  • “Bullets were thudding against the wall”
3.

make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants

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noun

1.

a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

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Origin

From Middle English thudden (“to strike with a weapon”), from Old English þyddan (“to strike, press, thrust”), from Proto-Germanic *þuddijaną, *þiudijaną (“to strike, thrust”), from Proto-Germanic *þūhaną, *þeuhaną (“to press”), from Proto-Indo-European *tūk- (“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", figuratively, "oppression, torment”).

Phrases

  • thud and blunder

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