[θʌd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a dull, heavy sound, such as that made by an object falling to the ground
(e.g: he hit the floor with a terrific thud)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (originally Scots): probably from Old English thyddan ‘to thrust, push’; related to thoden ‘violent wind’. The noun is recorded first denoting a sudden blast or gust of wind, later the sound of a thunderclap, whence a dull, heavy sound. The verb dates from the early 16th century

[θʌd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- move, fall, or strike something with a dull, heavy sound
(e.g: the bullets thudded into the dusty ground)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (originally Scots): probably from Old English thyddan ‘to thrust, push’; related to thoden ‘violent wind’. The noun is recorded first denoting a sudden blast or gust of wind, later the sound of a thunderclap, whence a dull, heavy sound. The verb dates from the early 16th century