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Webster 1913 Edition
Thud
Thud
(thŭd)
, Noun.
[Cf. AS.
þōden
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 sound;
as, the
. thrud
of a cannon ball striking the earthAt every new
thud
of the blast, a sob arose. Jeffrey.
At intervals there came some tremendous
thud
on the side of the steamer. C. Mackay.