thudding









thudding


noun

  1. a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.
  2. a blow causing such a sound.

verb (used without object), thud·ded, thud·ding.

  1. to strike or fall with a dull sound of heavy impact.

noun

  1. a dull heavy soundthe book fell to the ground with a thud
  2. a blow or fall that causes such a sound

verb thuds, thudding or thudded

  1. to make or cause to make such a sound

v.Old English þyddan “to strike, thrust,” of imitative origin. Sense of “hit with a dull sound” first recorded 1796. The noun is attested from 1510s.

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