Word a Day
thud
What does thud mean?
thud (verb): to make the sound of a dull impact.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use thud in a sentence?
- The knocker thudded against the front door. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce thud?
/θʌd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does thud come from?
From Middle English thudden (“to strike with a weapon”), from Old English þyddan (“to strike, press, thrust”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “thud” mean?
to change the form or structure of
Not quite: that's what alter means.
to make the sound of a dull impact
Right! That's what “thud” means.
make sense of; assign a meaning to
Not quite: that's what interpret means.
to stress, single out as important
Not quite: that's what emphasize means.
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