Meaning of "thud" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD THUD

Old English thyddan to strike; related to thoddettan to beat, perhaps of imitative origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF THUD

thud  [θʌd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THUD

Thud is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb thud in English.

WHAT DOES THUD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thud

Thud may refer to: ▪ An onomatopoeia of a collision ▪ Thud, a 2002 board game inspired by Terry Pratchett's Discworld series ▪ Thud!, a 2005 Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett ▪ Thud, an album by Kevin Gilbert ▪ F-105 Thunderchief, a U.S. fighter-bomber, nicknamed Thud ▪ Thud!, a children's book by Nick Butterworth ▪ Thud, a fictional character in the animated film A Bug's Life ▪ Thud, a fictional character in the animated film series The Land Before Time ▪ Thud experiment, a 1973 study into the validity of psychiatric diagnosis ▪ a loud sound...

Definition of thud in the English dictionary

The first definition of thud in the dictionary is a dull heavy sound. Other definition of thud is a blow or fall that causes such a sound. Thud is also to make or cause to make such a sound.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO THUD

PRESENT

Present

I thud

you thud

he/she/it thuds

we thud

you thud

they thud

Present continuous

I am thudding

you are thudding

he/she/it is thudding

we are thudding

you are thudding

they are thudding

Present perfect

I have thudded

you have thudded

he/she/it has thudded

we have thudded

you have thudded

they have thudded

Present perfect continuous

I have been thudding

you have been thudding

he/she/it has been thudding

we have been thudding

you have been thudding

they have been thudding

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I thudded

you thudded

he/she/it thudded

we thudded

you thudded

they thudded

Past continuous

I was thudding

you were thudding

he/she/it was thudding

we were thudding

you were thudding

they were thudding

Past perfect

I had thudded

you had thudded

he/she/it had thudded

we had thudded

you had thudded

they had thudded

Past perfect continuous

I had been thudding

you had been thudding

he/she/it had been thudding

we had been thudding

you had been thudding

they had been thudding

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will thud

you will thud

he/she/it will thud

we will thud

you will thud

they will thud

Future continuous

I will be thudding

you will be thudding

he/she/it will be thudding

we will be thudding

you will be thudding

they will be thudding

Future perfect

I will have thudded

you will have thudded

he/she/it will have thudded

we will have thudded

you will have thudded

they will have thudded

Future perfect continuous

I will have been thudding

you will have been thudding

he/she/it will have been thudding

we will have been thudding

you will have been thudding

they will have been thudding

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would thud

you would thud

he/she/it would thud

we would thud

you would thud

they would thud

Conditional continuous

I would be thudding

you would be thudding

he/she/it would be thudding

we would be thudding

you would be thudding

they would be thudding

Conditional perfect

I would have thud

you would have thud

he/she/it would have thud

we would have thud

you would have thud

they would have thud

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been thudding

you would have been thudding

he/she/it would have been thudding

we would have been thudding

you would have been thudding

they would have been thudding

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you thud
we let´s thud
you thud

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to thud

Past participle

thudded

Present Participle

thudding

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «THUD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «thud» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of thud

clonk · clump · clunk · crash · knock · smack · thump · wallop

TRANSLATION OF THUD

Find out the translation of thud to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of thud from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thud» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 沉闷声
• Translator English - Spanish: golpe sordo
• English: thud
• Translator English - Hindi: धमाका
• Translator English - Arabic: جلجل
• Translator English - Russian: стук
• Translator English - Portuguese: baque
• Translator English - Bengali: ধড়াস্
• Translator English - French: bruit sourd
• Translator English - Malay: Berdebar-debar
• Translator English - German: dumpfes Geräusch
• Translator English - Japanese: ドスンという音
• Translator English - Korean: 툭
• Translator English - Javanese: Thud
• Translator English - Vietnamese: té nghe cái bịch
• Translator English - Tamil: பாய்ச்சு
• Translator English - Marathi: थुद
• Translator English - Turkish: güm
• Translator English - Italian: tonfo
• Translator English - Polish: łomot
• Translator English - Ukrainian: стукіт
• Translator English - Romanian: bufnitură
• Translator English - Greek: γδούπος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: slag
• Translator English - Swedish: duns
• Translator English - Norwegian: dunk

6 QUOTES WITH «THUD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word thud.

1

John Barrow

One moment you appear to be riding the crest of a wave, only to have the rug pulled away from you, bringing you back down to earth with a sickening thud.

2

Jessie Cave

Children who have been in work for a long time suddenly get a thud down to earth once the cuteness fades, hips widen, voices drop and jawlines strengthen.

3

Rahm Emanuel

Whose leadership, whose judgment, whose values do you want in the White House when that crisis lands like a thud on the Oval Office desk?

4

James Herriot

I became a connoisseur of that nasty thud a manuscript makes when it comes through the letter box.

5

Fritz Kreisler

Suddenly, at about ten o'clock, a dull thud sounded somewhere far away from us, and simultaneously we saw a small white round cloud about half a mile ahead of us where the shrapnel had exploded. The battle had begun.

6

Elizabeth Taylor

I fell off my pink cloud with a thud.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THUD»

Discover the use of thud in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thud and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Thud!: (Discworld Novel 34)

'Some people would be asking: whose side are you on?

Terry Pratchett, 2009

Thud Ridge

This is the story of a special breed of warrior, the fighter-bomber pilot; the story of valiant men who flew the F-105 Thunderchief 'Thud' Fighter-Bomber over the hostile skies of North Vietnam.

Jack Broughton, 2006

Thud!

It must be big! The ground is shaking'Ž It must be huge! The earth is quaking'Ž Who will be brave enough to drive it away?

‎2008

Trees Without Wind: A Novel

Faceupward.Thud, thud.Itwas allyellowearth savefor thebright opening.Thud. Soonthe hole wouldbe sealed,theeye closed,the mouthshut. Thud.Only UncleGimpy wouldremain inside, slowlyturningto earth.Thud, thud. Slowly becomingidentical ...

Rui Li, 2013

Roll call: THUD : a photographic record of the F-105 ...

This book is a detailed compendium of each F-105 built.

John M. Campbell, Mike Hill, 1996

Dying Embers and Shooting Stars

The hum in her head continued to pulsate but had taken on a different quality; less of a hum and more of a thud, thud, thud which slowly but persistently increased in volume to a thud, thud, thud, thud. Her heart started racing as her mind ran ...

Maggi Sale, 2013

Sky Surfing Skateboarder

“AUGH!” thud, thud, thud, thud For those of you new to the pain part of these novels, the “AUGH!” is the sound of one Wally McDoogle falling down on the treadmill. While the thud, thud, thud, thud is the sound of one Wally McDoogle getting his ...

Bill Myers, 2002

Crash, Bang, Thud!

A noisy story about being quiet! This tale is an ingenious new version of Old Macdonald's Farm, with animal noises, animal homes, counting and a huge surprise at the end!

Dawn Apperley, 2001

Rehabilitation

Thud thud thud. It was as though the locker's captive knew what I was doing. Thud thud thud thud thud. “I'm trying,” I growled. I kept failing with each new key. I was losing track of which keys I had already tried. Behind me, Mike moaned on the ...

Timothy James Brearton, 2009

Deception Point

She kept pounding. Her message was simple and clear. THUD. THUD. THUD. THUD ... THUD ... THUD ... THUD. THUD. THUD. Rachel had no delusions that her actions would save their lives; she could already feel a frosty tightness gripping ...

Dan Brown, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THUD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thud is used in the context of the following news items.

With a sickening thud, I hit the concrete... Was this my last bike ride …

With a sickening thud and a flaying of skin from face, shoulder, knees and elbows, I hit the concrete, body and bones crumpling under the force of their own ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Nats pound Harvey as Mets open enormous series with thud

WASHINGTON — Matt Harvey was a logical choice to lead off the Mets' biggest July series in seven years, except that he forgot to show up. The Mets needed a ... «New York Post, Jul 15»

In an Indifferent Toronto, the Pan-Am Games Land With a Thud

The Pan-Am Games have landed in Toronto, it seems, with a thud. Photo. A flag-raising ceremony for the Pan-American Games was held Thursday at the ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

Senate Committee Approves THUD Bill

The (FY) 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill would increase funding to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety ... «KXNet.com, Jul 15»

Christie joins the race, 4 years late, with a thud | Moran

Gov. Chris Christie's supporters in the Livingston High School gym tried to get a chant going once or twice, but it died down. The governor himself was fluent and ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»

Trucking watchdog items and longer trailers advance in Senate …

The Senate Appropriations Committee added the trailer provision to its version of the THUD bill by an amendment from Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala. It increases ... «Land Line Magazine, Jun 15»

Industry's Hopes of Killing 'Disparate Impact' End with Thud

Despite some silver lining, analysts say the Supreme Court decision upholding "disparate impact" in fair-lending disputes will only embolden activists and ... «American Banker, Jun 15»

The Republicans who nearly derailed the THUD bill

A diverse coalition of hard-line conservatives and centrist Republicans came together late Tuesday night to nearly deprive the annual 2016 spending bill for ... «The Hill, Jun 15»

FIFA Movie Lands With A Thud In U.S. Theaters

A movie about the history of FIFA, the worldwide soccer authority, premiered in the U.S. on Friday. It reportedly cost $30 million to produce, and raked in about ... «NPR, Jun 15»

Fantastic run by UM's Haylie Wagner ends with thud

OKLAHOMA CITY – Haylie Wagner's season was building toward an everlasting moment. The only problem? Florida didn't want to play along. Wagner was ... «Detroit Free Press, Jun 15»