thud
/θʌd/
noun
- A dull, heavy sound, like something solid hitting a soft surface.
- The ball hit the grass with a soft thud.
- I heard a thud from the next room, as if someone had dropped a heavy box.
- The book fell off the shelf with a loud thud.
verb
- To fall or hit something with a dull, heavy sound.
- He thudded his fist on the table in frustration.
- The heavy bag thudded against the floor when he dropped it.
- The ripe apple thudded to the ground.
- To move or walk heavily, making a dull sound with each step.
- The tired hiker thudded along the trail.
- The children thudded up the stairs in their boots.
- She could hear the horse thudding across the field.