dull, thudding
(adjective) not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft; “the dull thud”; “thudding bullets”
thud
(verb) strike with a dull sound; “Bullets were thudding against the wall”
thud, thump
(verb) make a dull sound; “the knocker thudded against the front door”
crump, thud, scrunch
(verb) make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
Source: WordNet® 3.1
thudding
present participle of thud
thudding (plural thuddings)
A dull banging sound; a thud.
Source: Wiktionary
Thud, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. a whirlwind, violent wind, or E. thump.]
Definition: A dull sound without resonance, like that produced by striking with, or striking against, some comparatively soft substance; also, the stroke or blow producing such sound; as, the thrud of a cannon ball striking the earth. At every new thud of the blast, a sob arose. Jeffrey. At intervals there came some tremendous thud on the side of the steamer. C. Mackay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 May 2025
(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
