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[ noun ] a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

Used in print

(Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)

Cows were kept in backyard barns , boys were hired to drive them to and from the pasture on the edge of town , and familiar to the ear , morning and evening , were the boys ' coaxing voices , the thud of hooves , and the thwack of a stick on cowhide .

Related terms

sound clop crump

2
[ verb ] make a dull sound

Synonyms

thump

Examples

"the knocker thudded against the front door"

Used in print

(Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)

Andy felt his heart thud heavily with relief .

Related terms

go thump

3
[ verb ] strike with a dull sound

Examples

"Bullets were thudding against the wall"

Used in print

(Cliff Farrell, Trail of the Tattered Star....)

He hovered over her to shield her , for spent bullets were thudding against the rear walls .

Related terms

hit thump

4
[ verb ] make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants

Synonyms

scrunch crump

Related terms

crump scrunch

5
[ verb ] make a crunching noise, as of an engine lacking lubricants

Related terms

go make_noise crump crunch

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