Not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft.
1
He jogged thankfully down the home path, heart thudding in his breast.
2
Hudson heard thudding footfalls behind him; his own strides widened in fear.
3
Minutes later, she heard his horse's hooves thudding away into the distance.
4
My heart is thudding so loud I'm surprised she can't hear it.
5
And the endless plodding, thudding, of tired feet in quest of gain
6
I felt my heart thudding as I accepted the sandwich from Zane.
7
Emily jerked to a halt, her heart thudding like a war drums.
8
Musa started across the deck to the ladder, his heart thudding painfully.
9
Her heart thudding, she climbed into bed and pulled up the covers.
10
He heard the sound of something thudding to the ground beneath him.
11
Jude heard drawers opening and closing in there, a closet door thudding.
12
While they waited, the hoofs drew steadily nearer, thudding over the grass.
13
The thudding was coming from one of the cupboards near the sink.
14
I look away, my heart thudding like a hammer against my ribs.
15
The thudding footfalls of the troll didn't seem to be getting closer.
16
It came to a jarring halt, thudding into a steep earthen bluff.
