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Thud (Verb)

Make a dull sound; "the knocker thudded against the front door".

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

The book dropped to the floor and thudded heavily on the carpet.
Her head thudded against the steering wheel as she lost control of the car.
The hailstones thudded against the windows, making it hard to see outside.
The music was so loud that the bass thudded through the walls of the neighboring houses.
The package thudded onto the porch, signaling the arrival of the long-awaited delivery.

Strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the wall".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Raindrops began thudding against the roof of the small cottage, a soothing background noise.
The baseball thudded to the grass as the outfielder failed to catch it in mid-air.
As the rock fell, it thudded against the dry earth, sending up a cloud of dusty debris.
Bullets were thudding against the wall mere feet away, causing the people inside to dive for cover.
Large hailstones thudded against the car's hood, denting the metal surface.

Make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants.

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

The old engine began to thud and sputter as it overheated from lack of oil.
When the car's owner forgot to change the oil, the engine started to thud and lose power.
As the lubricant levels dropped, the generator started to thud loudly and shake violently.
The thud of the engine's pistons started to grow louder as it struggled without enough lubrication.
Neglecting the oil change caused the lawnmower's engine to thud and stall suddenly.