thud

3 definitions • 5 examples

the sound that is made when something heavy falls or hits something else:

The boy fell to the ground with a thud.

I could hear the thud of horses' hoofs down the dirt road.

to fall or hit something with a heavy sound:

A small ball thudded to the ground close by.

The soldiers marched along the street, boots thudding.

a sound made when something heavy hits a hard surface:

the thud of boots on the stairs