Thud — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

make a dull sound

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θˈʌd/

🇬🇧British English

/θˈʌd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θˈʌd/

1 syllable Say it as /θˈʌd/.

Examples

the knocker thudded against the front door
Bullets were thudding against the wall

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

scrunch clunk crump thump thumping clump

Parts of Speech

noun	a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
verb	make a dull sound “the knocker thudded against the front door”
verb	strike with a dull sound “Bullets were thudding against the wall”
verb	make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants

Word Forms

thump	verb	make a dull sound
clump	verb	make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
clunky	adjective	making a clunking sound
clunk	verb	make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
thud	verb	make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
thud	noun	a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
thump	noun	a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
thumping	noun	a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
scrunch	noun	a crunching noise

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Knall

ein schweres, dumpfes Geräusch (wie es durch den Aufprall schwerer Gegenstände entsteht)

🇫🇷French

bruit sourd

un son lourd et sourd (produit par l'impact d'objets lourds)

🇪🇸Spanish

ruido sordo

un sonido pesado y sordo (producido por el impacto de objetos pesados)

🇮🇹Italian

tonfo

un suono pesante e sordo (come prodotto dall'impatto di oggetti pesanti)

🇳🇱Dutch

plof

een zwaar dof geluid (zoals gemaakt door de impact van zware voorwerpen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

baque

um som pesado e abafado (produzido pelo impacto de objetos pesados)

🇷🇺Russian

стук

тяжелый глухой звук (издаваемый при ударе тяжелых предметов)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गिरना

भारी धीमी ध्वनि (भारी वस्तुओं के प्रभाव से उत्पन्न)

🇧🇩Bengali

থাপ্পড়

একটি ভারী নিস্তেজ শব্দ (যেমন ভারী বস্তুর প্রভাব দ্বারা তৈরি)

🇮🇳Tamil

சத்தம்

ஒரு கனமான மந்தமான ஒலி (கனமான பொருட்களின் தாக்கத்தால் உண்டானது)

🇮🇳Telugu

చప్పుడు

భారీ నిస్తేజమైన శబ్దం (భారీ వస్తువుల ప్రభావంతో)

🇮🇳Marathi

गडगडणे

एक जड कंटाळवाणा आवाज (जड वस्तूंच्या प्रभावाने बनलेला)

🇮🇳Gujarati

થડ

ભારે નીરસ અવાજ (ભારે પદાર્થોની અસરથી બનેલો)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಥಡ್

ಭಾರೀ ಮಂದ ಧ್ವನಿ (ಭಾರವಾದ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ಪ್ರಭಾವದಿಂದ ಮಾಡಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇടിമുഴക്കം

കനത്ത മുഷിഞ്ഞ ശബ്‌ദം (ഭാരമേറിയ വസ്തുക്കളുടെ ആഘാതം മൂലം ഉണ്ടായത്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਥੁੜ

ਇੱਕ ਭਾਰੀ ਸੰਜੀਵ ਆਵਾਜ਼ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਭਾਰੀ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਨਾਲ ਬਣੀ)

🇵🇰Urdu

گڑگڑانا

ایک بھاری مدھم آواز (جیسا کہ بھاری اشیاء کے اثر سے بنی ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

砰的一声

沉重沉闷的声音（由重物撞击发出）

🇯🇵Japanese

ドスン

重く鈍い音（重い物体の衝撃によって生じる）

🇰🇷Korean

쿵

무겁고 둔탁한 소리(무거운 물체의 충격으로 인해 발생하는 소리)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiếng thịch

một âm thanh nặng nề (do tác động của vật nặng)

🇹🇭Thai

ดังสนั่น

เสียงทื่อหนักๆ (ดังที่เกิดจากการกระแทกของหนัก)

🇮🇩Indonesian

gedebuk

suara tumpul yang berat (seperti akibat benturan benda berat)

🇵🇭Filipino

kumalabog

isang mabigat na mapurol na tunog (tulad ng ginawa ng epekto ng mabibigat na bagay)

🇲🇾Malay

dentuman

bunyi membosankan berat (seperti yang dibuat oleh hentaman objek berat)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جلجل

صوت ثقيل وممل (كما يحدث نتيجة لتأثير الأشياء الثقيلة)

🇮🇷Persian

ضربت

صدای کسل کننده سنگین (که در اثر برخورد اجسام سنگین ایجاد می شود)

🇹🇷Turkish

gümbürtü

ağır, donuk bir ses (ağır nesnelerin çarpmasıyla meydana geldiği gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוֹל עָמוּם

צליל עמום כבד (כפי שנעשה כתוצאה מפגיעה של חפצים כבדים)

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