thudded
Hit with weight
Thudded is the past tense of thud—to strike or fall with a heavy, dull sound.
The word captures impact without resonance: The book thudded to the floor.
Hearts thud when pounding hard: Her heart thudded in her chest.
Footsteps thud when heavy or deliberate.
Suddenly failed or slept
- slammedClosed with violent force
- smashedBroken or intoxicated
- collidedStruck with force
- struckPast tense of hitting
hit · pounded · bashed · rammed · walloped · battered · knocked · banged
Struck heavily, making noise
- boomedGrew rapidly or resounded
- poundedStruck hard, repeatedly
- drummedStruck repeatedly, rhythmically
- rumbledMade low rolling noise
echoed · resounded · reverberated · knocked · banged · clunked · thundered · beat
crashed
Suddenly failed or slept
struck · hit · pounded · bashed · rammed · walloped · battered · knocked · banged · thumped
thumped
Struck heavily, making noise
rumbled · echoed · resounded · reverberated · knocked · banged · clunked · thundered · beat · pulsed
plodded
Walked laboriously
- lumberedMoved ponderously and awkwardly
- clompedWalked loudly, heavily
- stompedTread forcefully underfoot
tramped · trudged · pounded · galumphed · tromped · hulked · shambled · clunked · clopped · stumped
dropped
Let fall downward
collapsed · toppled · crumpled · landed · flopped · slumped · pitched · keeled · plummeted · hit the ground