These were but the thoughts of a second, but the voices were nearer, and I heard a dull thud far up the passage, and knew that a man had jumped down from the churchyard into the hole.
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Thud — may refer to:*Thud, the nickname for the F 105 Thunderchief fighter bomber * Thud (album), a 1995 release by Kevin Gilbert * Thud! , a 1998 children s book by Nick Butterworth *Thud (game), a 2002 board game inspired by Terry Pratchett s… … Wikipedia
Thud — (th[u^]d), n. [Cf. AS. [thorn][=o]den a whirlwind, violent wind, or E. thump.] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thud — (th[u^]d), v. i. & t. To make, or strike so as to make, a dull sound, or thud. Hardly the softest thudding of velvety pads. A. C. Doyle. The waves break into spray, dash and rumble and thud below your feet. H. F. Brown. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thud — [thud] vi. thudded, thudding [prob. < ME thudden, to strike, thrust < OE thyddan] to hit or fall with a dull sound n. [prob. < THUD the vi.] 1. a heavy blow 2. a dull sound, as that of a heavy, solid object dropping on a soft but solid… … English World dictionary
thud — vb thump, knock, rap, *tap Analogous words: hit, *strike, smite: pound, *beat thud n thump, knock, rap, tap (see under TAP vb) Analogous words: slumping, falling (see FALL) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
thud — thud·ding·ly; thud; … English syllables
thud — ► NOUN ▪ a dull, heavy sound. ► VERB (thudded, thudding) ▪ move, fall, or strike something with a thud. ORIGIN originally in the sense a sudden gust of wind , later «a thunderclap»: probably from Old English, «to thrust, push» … English terms dictionary
thud — (v.) O.E. þyddan to strike, thrust, of imitative origin. Sense of hit with a dull sound first recorded 1796. The noun is attested from 1510s … Etymology dictionary
thud — / thump [n/v] dull crash; dull sound bang, beat, blow, clonk, clout, clump, clunk, fall, flutter, hammer, hit, knock, plop, poke, pound, pounding, pulse, rap, slap, smack, strike, throb, thunk*, thwack*, wallop*, whack*; concepts 65,181,189 … New thesaurus
thud — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, loud, resounding ▪ dull, muffled, soft ▪ sickening VERB + THUD … Collocations dictionary
Thud! — infobox Discworld|id=34th novel ndash; 8th City Watch story characters=Samuel Vimes, Ankh Morpork City Watch locations=Ankh Morpork, Koom Valley motifs=Fantasy, racism, trolls, dwarves, The Da Vinci Code , chess year=2005 publisher=Doubleday… … Wikipedia
