thud

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈθʌd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/θʌd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(thud)

Inflections of 'thud' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
thuds
v 3rd person singular
thudding
v pres p
thudded
v past
thudded
v past p

Collocations for "thud"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "thud" in context.

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thud

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. fell with a thud
  2. hit the floor with a thud
  3. could hear the thud from [outside, the other room]
  4. made a loud thud when it fell
  5. listened to the thud of her heart
  6. was woken by the [dull] thuds
  7. the thud of [boots, footsteps, hooves]
  8. the dull thud of the [speakers, bass]
v
  1. thudded into [the wall, the door, the floor, her]
  2. thud [on, against] [the wall]
  3. thud his [head, hand] against the [ceiling, wall]
  4. thud in from [outside, upstairs, somewhere]
  5. my head was thudding
  6. my heart thudded (in my chest)
  7. bullets thudded into [the, his]
'thud' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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