— thuddingly , adv.
/thud/ , n. , v. , thudded, thudding .
n.
1. a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.
2. a blow causing such a sound.
v.i.
3. to strike or fall with a dull sound of heavy impact.
[ 1505-15; imit.; cf. ME thudden, OE thyddan to strike, press ]