transcription, транскрипция: [ θʌd ]
( thuds, thudding, thudded)
1.
A thud is a dull sound, such as that which a heavy object makes when it hits something soft.
She tripped and fell with a sickening thud...
= thump
N-COUNT : usu sing , oft N of n ; SOUND
2.
If something thuds somewhere, it makes a dull sound, usually when it falls onto or hits something else.
She ran up the stairs, her bare feet thudding on the wood...
There was a heavy thudding noise against the bedroom door.
VERB : V prep / adv , V-ing
• thud‧ding
...the thudding of the bombs beyond the hotel.
N-UNCOUNT : oft N of n
3.
When your heart thuds , it beats strongly and rather quickly, for example because you are very frightened or very happy.
My heart had started to thud, and my mouth was dry...
= pound
VERB : V