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Definition of Thuds
1. thud [v] - See also: thud
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thuds
Literary usage of Thuds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Personal Record by Joseph Conrad (1912)
"Where he stood he could not see what was going on on deck, unless, perhaps, the
tops of the men's heads; he could only hear the scuffle, the mighty thuds, ..."
2. Lays and Lyrics by Charles Gray (1841)
"... WIND WT ANGRY thuds. AIR—Logan Water. ... wind wi' angry thuds Raves wildly
through the beechen tree ; The sun has derned himsel in ..."
3. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"The Taylor ht comí Thud, to [to rush with a hollow sound; to move There, well-fed
Irwine stately thuds : The Vision. D. 1.14. Thumb. ..."
4. The Lost Beauties of the English Language: An Appeal to Authors, Poets by Charles Mackay (1874)
"Fra fearful thuds of the tempestuous tide. ... Here Doon pours down his far-fetched
floods, There, well-led Irwine stately thuds. ..."
5. Travels in Alaska by John Muir (1915)
"Oftentimes three or four heavy main throbbing thuds and booming explosions are
heard as the main mass falls in several pieces, and also secondary thuds and ..."
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