thud
n : a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
[syn: thump, thumping, clump, clunk]
v 1: make a dull sound; "the knocker thudded against the front
door" [syn: thump]
2: strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the
wall"
3: make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants [syn: crump,
scrunch]
[also: thudding, thudded]
thudding
adj : not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or
against something relatively soft; "the dull thud";
"thudding bullets" [syn: dull]