thud
To make the sound of a dull impactTo make the sound of a dull impact.
» I thought I heard a thud.
Мне показалось, что я услышал глухой стук.
Мне показалось, что я услышала глухой стук.
Meaning
1 sensesTo make the sound of a dull impact.
bollern, stampfen, dumpf knallen
make a dull sound
Examples
38 sentencesI thought I heard a thud.
ruМне показалось, что я услышал глухой стук. — Olya
I thought that I heard a thud.
I heard a thud.
Tom heard a thud.
ruТом услышал грохот. — odexed
The door closed with a thud.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English thudden (“to strike with a weapon”), from Old English þyddan (“to striFrom Middle English thudden (“to strike with a weapon”), from Old English þyddan (“to strike, press, thrust”), from Proto-Germanic *þuddijaną, *þiudijaną (“to strike, thrust”), from Proto-Germanic *þūhaną, *þeuhaną (“to press”), from Proto-Indo-European *tūk- (“to beat”). Cognate with Old English þoddettan (“to strike, push, batter”), Old English þȳdan (“to strike, stab, thrust, press”), Old English þēowan (“to press”), Albanian thundër (“a hoof, talon, a shaft", figuratively, "oppression, torment”).
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Forms
thuds, thudding, thudded, thuddedSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle