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Meanings of
thudding
in English
Not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft.
dull
Related terms
nonresonant
unreverberant
Synonyms
Examples for "
dull
"
dull
Examples for "
dull
"
1
Yet, the faint cries for help plus some
dull
thumping noises continue.
2
And in one as in the other the finer susceptibilities grow
dull
.
3
As so often with the environment, it's the
dull
things that work.
4
You sit
dull
in the market all day; you want a feast.
5
Europe's belief in a
dull
but safe civilisation is its main attraction.
Usage of
thudding
in English
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.
Other examples for "thudding"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
thudding
thudd
Verb
Present
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
dull thudding
soft thudding
hear the thudding
rhythmic thudding
Thudding
through the time
Thudding
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common