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# thud

noun (a thud, thuds); verb (thud, thuds, thudded, thudding)

«thud» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A thud is a dull, heavy sound made when something heavy falls or hits something soft: the bag hit the floor with a thud. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thud/#m1)
2. To thud is to fall or hit with such a sound, or to beat heavily: my heart was thudding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thud/#m2)

### In the lessons

Stories and poetry: thud is an onomatopoeia that shows weight and impact; «my heart thudded» shows fear or excitement. Everyday life: a book thuds onto the floor; footsteps thud upstairs. Compare sounds: a thud is dull and low, a clang is metal, a crash is loud and breaking.

### Examples

- The heavy book fell with a thud. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thud/#x1)
- We heard a thud from upstairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thud/#x2)
- My heart was thudding before the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thud/#x3)
- The apple thudded onto the grass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thud/#x4)
- His boots thudded down the stairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thud/#x5)
- The ball hit the door with a loud thud. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thud/#x6)
- Still no sound, except a little thud from Tootles as he dropped on his knees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thud/#x7)

### Note

Verb doubles the d: thudded, thudding. Similar: thump, bump. A thud is lower and duller than a bang.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «thud» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thud/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«thud» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/thud.html) on Mova free.