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Meanings of thudding in English

Not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft.

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Usage of thudding in English
1
He jogged thankfully down the home path, heart thudding in his breast.
Another part of the wood
2
Hudson heard thudding footfalls behind him; his own strides widened in fear.
Genellan: planetfall
3
Minutes later, she heard his horse's hooves thudding away into the distance.
The lady elizabeth
4
My heart is thudding so loud I'm surprised she can't hear it.
The Fearless
5
And the endless plodding, thudding, of tired feet in quest of gain
The Kirk on Rutgers Farm
6
I felt my heart thudding as I accepted the sandwich from Zane.
The Last Boyfriend
7
Emily jerked to a halt, her heart thudding like a war drums.
Immortal wolf
8
Musa started across the deck to the ladder, his heart thudding painfully.
The Players
9
Her heart thudding, she climbed into bed and pulled up the covers.
Night of the Living Dummy
10
He heard the sound of something thudding to the ground beneath him.
Blood harvest
11
Jude heard drawers opening and closing in there, a closet door thudding.
Heart-shaped box
12
While they waited, the hoofs drew steadily nearer, thudding over the grass.
Rosa Mundi and Other Stories
13
The thudding was coming from one of the cupboards near the sink.
Dark dreamer: a dark vista romance
14
I look away, my heart thudding like a hammer against my ribs.
The First Lie
15
The thudding footfalls of the troll didn't seem to be getting closer.
Funland
16
It came to a jarring halt, thudding into a steep earthen bluff.
The Neutronium Alchemist
About this term
Thudding through the time
Thudding across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common