thuds

Example Sentences

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Thuds and groans and rumbles disturb the dinner, as if the family’s psychic baggage — Erik’s petrifying nightmares; Momo’s unearthly screaming fit — has stirred something foul in the home’s sludgy depths.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2021

Thuds off the hardwood floor accent the sprints, jumps and throws.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2021

He piloted the perilous F-105 Thunderchiefs, known as Thuds because at low speed they so often crashed with a thud, and, more often, his favorite craft, the F-86D Sabre Dog.

From Slate • Jul. 31, 2017

Thuds, shrieks, a babble of native words, and familiar English terms floated in and disturbed my rest.

From A Woman's Impression of the Philippines by Fee, Mary Helen

Thuds, we’ll jine the three thegither, an ef thet ain’t long enough, a kupple o’ bridles ’ll help out.

From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Reid, Mayne