thudding
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She said she hadn’t contacted authorities, but the vultures have been a nuisance, thudding on her roof, bouncing on her children’s trampoline and popping their toy balls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Williams had no problem approaching the devastating service speed of her glory days, thudding down one unreturnable delivery that reached 120mph late in the first set.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
In “1984,” Big Brother survives by wielding absolute power; freedom is flattened by the thudding steps of a goose-stepping soldier and by language that makes those steps seem necessary.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
This isn’t the kind of puzzle thriller in which all the elements click into place with a thudding literalism that compliments an attentive eye.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025
My heart was thudding so hard it felt like it was taking up my whole chest, but at least I’d gotten him away from Maribel.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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