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thud

  [thuhd] ,noun, verb, thud⋅ded, thud⋅ding.
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–noun
1. a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.
2. a blow causing such a sound.
–verb (used without object)
3. to strike or fall with a dull sound of heavy impact.
Origin:
1505–15; imit.; cf. ME thudden, OE thyddan to strike, press

Related forms:
thud⋅ding⋅ly, adverb
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thud   (thŭd)   
n.  

  1. A dull sound, as that of a heavy object striking a solid surface.

  2. A blow or fall causing such a sound.

intr.v.   thud·ded, thud·ding, thuds
To make a heavy, dull sound.

[Perhaps from Middle English thudden, to strike with a weapon, from Old English thyddan, of imitative origin.]
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Word Origin & History

thud  (v.)
O.E. þyddan "to strike, thrust," of imitative origin. Sense of "hit with a dull sound" first recorded 1796. The noun is attested from 1513.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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