THUD
\θˈʌd], \θˈʌd], \θ_ˈʌ_d]\
Definitions of THUD
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
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strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the wall"
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make a dull sound; "the knocker thudded against the front door"
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make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
By Princeton University
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a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
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make a crunching noise, as of an engine lacking lubricants
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strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the wall"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To make, or strike so as to make, a dull sound, or thud.
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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 sound; as, the thrud of a cannon ball striking the earth.
By Oddity Software
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To make, or strike so as to make, a dull sound, or thud.
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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 sound; as, the thrud of a cannon ball striking the earth.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The sound produced by a blow upon a comparatively soft substance: a noise, as that of a heavy stone striking the ground: hence, a stroke or blow causing a dull, blunt, or hollow sound. "The shot went whistling through the air above our heads and plunged with a heavy thud into the ground. behind us. -W. H. Russell.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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