Thud

Definitions

1. Republic F-105 Thunderchief jet ground attack fighter.
   US, dated, slang
2. The sound of a dull impact.
3. A hard, dull impact.
4. A slower, dull impact with a wide surface area.

Equivalents

25 more languages

العربيةالهدّة

BosanskiBečpat

Češtinabouchnoutbouchnutížuchžuchnout+ 1 more

Danskbump

Suomijymähdysjymähtääjysähdysjysähtääläimähdysläjäyslojahdusmätkähdysmätkähtäämojahdusmoksahdusmoksausmuksahdusrojahdustömähdystömähtäätöminä+ 14 more

Gaeilgetuairt

HrvatskiBečpat

Bahasa Indonesiadebaklebak

Íslenskadynkur

Italianothudtonfo

日本語ガンドスンと言う

한국어쿵쿵

Kurdîgumpaçpat

Malagasyngodongodona

Македонскитресок

Bahasa Melayudebaklebakدبقلبق+ 1 more

Polskibęcłomotłomotaćłubudułuppacstąpaćtąpnięciewalić+ 6 more

Portuguêsbaque

Românăbufnitură

Русскийглухо́й звук

СрпскиBečpat

Svenskaduns

Türkçegümgümlemekpat

Українськабумбух

Tiếng Việtịchphịch

Examples

“These were but the thoughts of a second, but the voices were nearer, and I heard a dull thud far up the passage, and knew that a man had jumped down from the churchyard into the hole.”

“Ramos had locked Salah’s right arm and turned him, judo-style, as they lost balance going for the same ball. Television replays hardened the suspicion it was a calculated move⟳ on Ramos’s part and, when Salah landed with a hell of a thud, the damage⟳ was considerable.”

“Sinclair told the B.A.R. [Bay Area Reporter] he felt the thud of the pistol on his left cheek about a 100 feet from his car, […]”

“Pillowcase whippings offer⟳ the look⟳ and feel⟳ of a flagellatio scene’s atmosphere, mood, and psychology while involving only very mild amounts of pain. (A pillowcase is almost all “thud” and very little “sting⟳” in the sensations it creates.)”

“It still wasn’t what I’d call⟳ painful but as he swung his arm and the strands of the flogger hit me together it felt like⟳ a solid thud rather than a number⟳ of different tails stinging me.”

“The aircraft with the most threatening mission and highest loss rate was the F-105 Thunderchief. Of 833 "Thuds" built, 382 were lost between 1965-1972.”

“The F-105 Thunderchief was already the air force's workhorse in Vietnam, flying three-quarters of Rolling Thunder sorties and suffering the highest casualties. […] We do know⟳ Thuds were very fast, could take⟳ a beating, and packed a big punch.”

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