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Fine Dictionary

thudding

WordNet
  1. (adj) thudding
    not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft "the dull thud","thudding bullets"
Usage in the news

The Real Deal 's annual Data Book landed with a frightening thud in The Real Estate's mailbox on Wednesday. observer.com

T he Obama era began for John Kerry with a thud of disappointment. nymag.com

The thud directed at my left shoulder was born out of frustration, allied to the tears rolling down his cheeks. belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Mariners start-off with a bang, end with a thud. blog.seattlepi.com

Jayhawks finish winless Big 12 season with thud . mysanantonio.com

Cavs' season opens with a thud vs George Mason. newsleader.com

But in the weeks following that memorable performance, Ogletree come back to earth with a thud . blog.mysanantonio.com

SEATTLE — For Felix Hernandez, a brilliant season ended with a thud Monday at Safeco Field. union-bulletin.com

Eagles hope Weeden era starts with a thud By Ed Kracz Staff writer PhillyBurbs.com. phillyburbs.com

Batman series ends with a thud . gwinnettdailypost.com

Spurs playoff losing skid finishes season with a thud . blog.mysanantonio.com

' Cosmopolis ': Harbinger of economic doom lands with a bit of a thud ?? baltimoresun.com

It's a bit late to find out only after the dull thud and sound of shattering glass that your insurance company's a dud. nzherald.co.nz

But in the weeks following that memorable performance, Ogletree come back to earth with a thud. blog.mysanantonio.com

The homeowner says she heard a loud thud that night. abclocal.go.com

Usage in literature

The artist descended to earth with a thud. "The Prodigal Father" by J. Storer Clouston

Jake was cutting wood some distance off, for the thud of his ax rang sharply through the stillness. "The Long Portage" by Harold Bindloss

Then with heavy thuds in the darkness and on the snow, some one approached. "A Son of Hagar" by Sir Hall Caine

The door slammed and a bar thudded into place. "Panther Eye" by Roy J. Snell

We heard the little boy's feet come thud-thud-thudding up the stairs. "Fairy Prince and Other Stories" by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

The next thing she knew, she felt a terrific impact against her legs and down she went with a thud. "Rainbow Hill" by Josephine Lawrence

Both fell to the ground with a thud. "Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea" by Charles H. L. Johnston

His hands were very dry and he felt his heart thudding. "My Shipmate--Columbus" by Stephen Wilder

He could hear the bullet strike with a thud. "Uncle Sam's Boys in the Ranks" by H. Irving Hancock

Once a Hun plane came down in flames, so near they could hear the thud as it struck. "Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line" by Clarence Young

Usage in poetry
Two tiny shoes fell to the floor
And thudded.
A candle on a nightstand shed wax tears
Upon a dress.
Each bosom thuds, as each his duds
He snatches and away,
And to the distant shaft he flees
With all the speed he may.
The word landed with a stony thud
Onto my still-beating breast.
Nevermind, I was prepared,
I will manage with the rest.
Dark, and darker grew the night aye;
Loud and sair the cauld winds thud!--
Jean now spied a sma bit lightie
Blinking through a distant wood:
And this 'ere's the real hcadsman's block, Sir,
From this many 'eads fell with a thud -
Ee! To keep these 'ere stains fresh all these three hundred years
We've used buckets and buckets of blood.
I who was deaf to spring and summer,
Who knew not sun nor moon by name,
Felt thud beneath my flesh's armour,
As yet was in a molten form
The leaden stars, the rainy hammer
Swung by my father from his dome.