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1 thud -- rank: 1000

thud definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a heavy ... by impact of heavy objects) [syn: thump, thumping, clump, clunk, thud] v 1: make a dull sound; "the knocker thudded against the front door" [syn: thud, thump] 2: strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding ... a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants [syn: crump, thud, scrunch] Merriam Webster's I. noun Etymology: imitative Date: 1787 ... 1796 to move or strike so as to make a thud Oxford Reference Dictionary n. & v. --n. a low dull sound ... surface. --v.intr. (thudded, thudding) make or fall with a thud. Derivatives: thuddingly adv. Etymology: prob. f. OE thyddan thrust ...

2 Thump -- rank: 546

... by impact of heavy objects) [syn: thump, thumping, clump, clunk, thud] 2: a heavy blow with the hand v 1: move ... dull sound; "the knocker thudded against the front door" [syn: thud, thump] 3: hit hard with the hand, fist, or some ... a loud thump as the horse crashed into the van. = thud N-COUNT 4. When your heart thumps, it beats strongly ... I didn't let my face show any emotion. = pound, thud VERB: V 5. see also thumping Soule's Dictionary of ... a blow, deck, dig, dint, drub, drubbing, drum, drumming, dull thud, fetch, fetch a blow, flagellate, flail, flap, flick, flog, flump ... swing, swinge, swipe, switch, tap, tattoo, thrash, thresh, throb, thrum, thud, thwack, tick, tinkle, tom-tom, trounce, truncheon, tunk, wallop, ...

3 plunk -- rank: 388

... syn: pluck, plunk, pick] adv 1: with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the ... blow, deck, dig, dint, dive, drop, drub, drubbing, drumming, dull thud, exactly, fall, fetch, fetch a blow, flick, fling, flump, flush ... swoop down, take a header, tap, tattoo, throw, thrum, thrust, thud, thump, thwack, tick, tinkle, toss, tunk, twang, unawares, unexpectedly, wallop ...

4 clunk -- rank: 388

... by impact of heavy objects) [syn: thump, thumping, clump, clunk, thud] v 1: make or move along with a sound as ... Moby Thesaurus bump, chink, click, clink, clop, clump, crump, dull thud, flick, flump, pad, pat, patter, pitapat, pitter-patter, plump, plunk, pop, rap, tap, thud, thump, tick, tinkle, tunk

5 Clump -- rank: 388

... by impact of heavy objects) [syn: thump, thumping, clump, clunk, thud] v 1: make or move along with a sound as ... draw together, dredge up, drive together, drub, drubbing, drumming, dull thud, ear, fetch, fetch a blow, flange, flap, flick, flounce, flump ... swing, swipe, tab, take up, tap, tattoo, thick, thicken, thicket, thud, thump, thwack, tick, tinkle, tittup, toddle, totter, traipse, trample, tread ...

6 flump -- rank: 388

... heavily. 2 tr. set or throw down with a heavy thud. --n. the action or sound of flumping. Etymology: imit. Moby ... chink, click, clink, clop, clump, clunk, crump, decline, droop, dull thud, flick, flop, flop down, flump down, founder, give way, go ... sink down, slouch, slump, slump down, submerge, subside, swag, tap, thud, thump, tick, tinkle, tunk

7 thudding -- rank: 307

... if striking with or against something relatively soft; "the dull thud"; "thudding bullets" [syn: dull, thudding] Collin's Cobuild Dictionary see thud

8 Tinkle -- rank: 307

... ding, ding-a-ling, dingdong, dinging, dingle, dong, donging, dull thud, flick, flump, gab, gong, jangle, jingle, jingle-jangle, jinglejangle, jingling ... rattle, ring, ring changes, ringing, sound, sound a knell, tap, thud, thump, tick, ting, ting-a-ling, tingle, tingling, tink, tinkling ...

9 Tap -- rank: 307

... draw from, draw off, draw on, drill, drinkery, drum, dull thud, ease one of, eavesdrop, efflux tube, egress, empierce, empty, emunctory ... taproom, taproot, tear, tear open, tentative poke, throw open, thrum, thud, thumb, thump, thwack, tick, tickle, tinkle, tip, tom-tom, tone ...

10 Rap -- rank: 307

... dint, discourse about, discuss, discussion, doom, drub, drubbing, drumming, dull thud, examination, examine, exception, exchange of views, exchange views, excommunication, farce ... talk of, talk over, tap, tattoo, thrash, thresh, thresh out, thud, thump, thwack, tick, tickle, tinkle, tip, touch, town meeting, toy ...

11 pitter patter -- rank: 307

... dithers, drizzle, drone, drum, drum music, drumbeat, drumfire, drumming, dull thud, evening mist, fall, fidgetiness, fidgets, flap, flick, flicker, flip, flit ... stream, tap, tat-tat, tattoo, tedium, tempo, throb, throbbing, thrum, thud, thump, thumping, tick, tinkle, tom-tom, tremble, trembling, tremor, trepidation ...

12 Pop -- rank: 307

... detonation, dilate, ding, dip, discharge, distend, dodo, drink, drinkable, dull thud, elder, explode, explosion, father, flick, flump, fogy, fossil, foster father ... surprisingly, swat, swell, swell out, tap, tastelessness, the old man, thud, thump, tick, tinkle, tonic, traditionalist, try, tunk, unaestheticism, unaestheticness, unawares ...

13 Plump -- rank: 307

... deposit, direct, directly, distended, dive, divide, downright, droop, drop, dull thud, dumpy, ease, engross, exactly, fall, fat, fatten, fattish, fleshy, flick ... take a header, tap, tenderize, thick-bodied, thickset, throw, thrust, thud, thump, tick, tinkle, tone down, top-heavy, toss, tubby, tune ...

14 Pitapat -- rank: 307

... disquiet, disquietude, dithers, drum, drum music, drumbeat, drumfire, drumming, dull thud, fidgetiness, fidgets, flap, flick, flicker, flit, flitter, flop, flump, flutter ... sputter, staccato, tap, tat-tat, tattoo, tempo, throb, throbbing, thrum, thud, thump, thumping, tick, tinkle, tom-tom, tremble, trembling, tremor, trepidation ...

15 Patter -- rank: 307

... dither, drizzle, drub, drum, drum music, drumbeat, drumfire, drumming, dull thud, emote, emotionalize, evening mist, fall, flail, flap, flick, flump, flurry ... on, tap, tat-tat, tattoo, thrash, thresh, throb, throbbing, thrum, thud, thump, thumping, tick, tinkle, tiptoe, tittle-tattle, tom-tom, tread ...