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Synonyms for thud

Most common

crump flump scrunch kerchunk

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Plunk

plunk, crump, flump

Other

scrunch, kerplunk informal, kerchunk

Noun

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To make the sound of a dull impact.

  2. n. 1

    The sound of a dull impact.

Forms

Plural
thuds → thumps, clunks, thumpings, clumps…
Past participle
thudded
e.g. thudded → plunked, crumped, flumped, scrunched…

Example sentences

  • flump Heaving a great sigh I plunk my bread on the table and flump onto the chair.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
thudrising
crumprising
flumpsteady
scrunchrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
thump1, clump1, crump1, clunk1, plunk1, flump
7 letters
scrunch1
8 letters
thumping2, kerplunk, kerchunk

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (thumping2 = 2 syllables).