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