Read full poem →And always it beats in my listening ears
With the gentle thud of a horse's stride,
With the swift-falling steps of many dogs,
Dictionary Entry
The sound of a dull impact.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. thudagainst thudthud dullthud heavythud softthud loudthud sickeningthud muffled
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Poetry examples for “thud”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →O yes, you would ... why, you can hear the guns.
Hark! Thud, thud, thud,--quite soft ... they never cease--
Those whispering guns--O Christ, I want to go out
Read full poem →"Listen! Listen!
"And you will hear the thud of his defeat."
Read full poem →Buffeting eyes and breath, snuffing the candles.
And thud! flump! thud! down the steep steps came thumping
And splashing in the flood, deluging muck--