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thuds

NOUN

crash

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bang thump

STRONG

beat blow clout clump clunk fall flutter hammer hit knock plop poke pound pounding pulse rap slap smack strike throb thwack wallop whack

WEAK

clonk tunk

Antonyms

STRONG

praise

NOUN, VERB

dull crash; dull sound

Synonyms

WEAK

bang beat blow clonk clout clump clunk fall flutter hammer hit knock plop poke pound pounding pulse rap slap smack strike throb thunk thwack wallop whack

Example Sentences

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Likewise, the score by Tony Doogan leans too heavily on generic electronic thuds, the kind that segue into a commercial break cliffhanger and an ad for blood pressure medicine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

He has since returned to training at his Tokyo stable, where the bone-crunching thuds of wrestlers colliding echoes around the walls six mornings a week.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Tom has reached an age when he can no longer get around the house without an accompaniment of creaks and groans and thuds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Ross McCrorie drops a shoulder and storms into the Leicester box for Bristol City and then thuds a shot at goal.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2024

From the ceiling she heard a thud, then three fast thuds, followed by another thud.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman