Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun thud

1 sense of thud

Sense 1
thump, thumping, clump, clunk, thud -- (a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects))
       => sound -- (the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb thud

3 senses of thud

Sense 1
thud, thump -- (make a dull sound; "the knocker thudded against the front door")
       => sound, go -- (make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'")

Sense 2
thud -- (strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the wall")
       => hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with -- (hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow")

Sense 3
crump, thud, scrunch -- (make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants)
       => crunch, scranch, scraunch, crackle -- (make a crushing noise; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel")

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