thud

Universal Words noun, verb noun a sound like the one which is made when a heavy object hits sth else: His head hit the floor with a dull thud. * She could hear the thud of her own heartbeat sounding heavily in her ears. verb (-dd-) 1 to fall or hit sth with a low dull sound: [V, +adv./prep.] His arrow thudded into the target. * We heard him thudding up the stairs. [also VN] 2 [V] (literary) (especially of the heart) to beat strongly: She felt her heart thud wildly with fear.