How to spell thud

Thud is spelled T-H-U-D.

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What it means: A heavy dull sound made by impact.

In a sentence: The book fell off the shelf with a loud thud.

Same family: thuds, thudded, thudding, thump, clunk. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Thud” is an old sound-imitating word in English, probably formed to echo the dull, heavy noise it describes. Similar sound-based words appear in many languages, showing how people often create verbs directly from the noises they hear.

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