thudding
/ˈθʌdɪŋ/
adjective
- Making or characterized by a dull, heavy sound.
- The thudding beat of the drum echoed through the valley.
- The thudding footsteps of the giant in the movie shook the theater.
- A thudding noise came from the basement, as if someone was moving heavy furniture.
- Describing a strong, heavy, or forceful sensation, especially a headache or heartbeat.
- She woke up with a thudding headache that wouldn't go away.
- He felt a thudding pressure in his chest after climbing the stairs.
- The thudding pain in his ankle told him the injury was serious.
verb
- To fall or hit something with a dull, heavy sound.
- The ripe apples thudded to the ground one by one.
- He thudded his fist against the door in frustration.
- The heavy book thudded onto the wooden table.
- To beat or pulse heavily and loudly, especially the heart.
- The music thudded through the walls of the nightclub.
- His pulse thudded in his temples after the long run.
- Her heart thudded with fear as she heard the strange noise.
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noun
- A dull, heavy sound, like something solid hitting a soft surface.
- I heard a loud thudding as the box of books hit the floor.
- The thudding of hooves on the dirt track grew louder as the horses approached.
- The thudding of the bass from the next apartment kept me awake.
- A repeated dull, heavy sound, especially a heartbeat or pulse felt strongly.
- The thudding in her head from the headache made it hard to concentrate.
- After the sprint, he could feel the thudding of his heart in his ears.
- He lay still, listening to the steady thudding of his own pulse.
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