thud

The thud of fists walloping punching bags reverberates through the gym from morning until evening.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

Passenger Jose Cervantes told an affiliate of the BBC's US partner CBS that he heard a thud and then "I just see the right wing just on fire and like, it's exploding".

From BBC ● May 9, 2026

The discrepancy makes for a uniquely unnerving experience, especially in a theater with a decent sound system, where every unexpected thud can feel like it’s creeping in closer and closer.

From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026

One interview with talk-radio show “LBC” was interrupted when air defenses intercepted another Iranian attack with an audible thud.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

Uncle Ty’s Glow returns to normal as he hits the ground with a thud.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

He described spotting mysterious "orange orbs flaring up and down" when investigating "loud thuds heard in the mountains" on a test range where others had spotted UFOs in preceding days.

From BBC ● May 22, 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

Headbangers, hipsters, all languages, all ages — every demographic on Earth appears to adore his music — and so do we from the opening thuds that introduce us to his echoey, body-moving beats.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2025

We could hear the rhythmic thuds of the students practicing their petit jetés and changements.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

Sixty-six-year-old Jose Pena hid in the bushes as two Ecuadoran military helicopters thudded overhead.

From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026

As Mesidor and Bain have thudded their way through the first two rounds of the playoff, Miami’s pass rush has reduced some of college football’s most explosive offenses to little more than firecrackers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

Blackburn began on the front foot but Duane Holmes fluffed the first big chance at the other end, before Arnur Sigurdsson's side-foot volley from a precise Tyrhys Dolan cross thudded against the Preston bar.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2023

The inflation report thudded onto Wall Street along with a batch of other data painting a mixed picture of the economy.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2023

Ron and Fang thudded down next to him.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

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

Neo-soul lyrics call out a toxic man as a thudding baseline hits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2025

Ella joined her at the wall of arched windows, her heart thudding.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton