thuds

Part of Speech:

All (2) Noun (2) Verb (1)

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crash n.
dull crash; dull sound n., v.

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

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thuds

Within about 10 minutes, after the crew had driven away, the loud thuds of strikes followed, senior international investigations correspondent Nawal Al-Maghafi reports.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 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

You constantly hear dull thuds, almost like doors closing.

From New York Times ● May 7, 2023

Finally, she jumped up and threw her whole body against the door, making loud thuds.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper