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• with a thud — used to describe a sudden and disillusioning reminder of reality in contrast to someone s dreams or aspirations dropouts have now come back down to earth with a thud …   Useful english dictionary

• thud — ► NOUN ▪ a dull, heavy sound. ► VERB (thudded, thudding) ▪ move, fall, or strike something with a thud. ORIGIN originally in the sense a sudden gust of wind , later «a thunderclap»: probably from Old English, «to thrust, push» …   English terms dictionary

• thud — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, loud, resounding ▪ dull, muffled, soft ▪ sickening VERB + THUD …   Collocations dictionary

• thud — I UK [θʌd] / US noun [countable] Word forms thud : singular thud plural thuds a low sound made by something heavy falling or hitting something A book hit the floor with a thud. II UK [θʌd] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms thud : present tense… …   English dictionary

• thud — thud1 [ θʌd ] noun count a low sound made by something heavy falling or hitting something: A book hit the floor with a thud. thud thud 2 [ θʌd ] verb intransitive to make a thud when falling or hitting something …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• thud — noun a dull, heavy sound, such as that made by a large object falling to the ground. verb (thuds, thudding, thudded) move, fall, or strike something with a thud. Derivatives thudding noun thuddingly adverb Origin ME (orig. in the sense a sudden… …   English new terms dictionary

• thud — noun & verb it landed with a thud bullets thudded into the ground Syn: thump, thunk, clunk, clonk, crash, smack, bang; stomp, stamp, clump, clomp; informal wham, whump …   Thesaurus of popular words

• thud — n. & v. n. a low dull sound as of a blow on a non resonant surface. v.intr. (thudded, thudding) make or fall with a thud. Derivatives: thuddingly adv. Etymology: prob. f. OE thyddan thrust …   Useful english dictionary

• Thud — (th[u^]d), n. [Cf. AS. [thorn][=o]den a whirlwind, violent wind, or E. thump.] A dull sound without resonance, like that produced by striking with, or striking against, some comparatively soft substance; also, the stroke or blow producing such… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• thud — [thud] vi. thudded, thudding [prob. < ME thudden, to strike, thrust < OE thyddan] to hit or fall with a dull sound n. [prob. < THUD the vi.] 1. a heavy blow 2. a dull sound, as that of a heavy, solid object dropping on a soft but solid… …   English World dictionary

• thud — (v.) O.E. þyddan to strike, thrust, of imitative origin. Sense of hit with a dull sound first recorded 1796. The noun is attested from 1510s …   Etymology dictionary