Thuds

There were thuds from the cushions, grunts from the man, squeals, yelps and giggles from the girls, and from the totality of the combat inextinguishable laughter and a ripping and tearing of fragile textures. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Much like the next time I slip and fall on ice, I don't want to know when either of those thuds is coming. ❋ Dave Hingsburger (2007)

He heard a thud and then another thud and knew that the thuds were the sounds of lifeboats launching. ❋ Simak, Clifford D., 1904-1988- (1981)

Again, this time close to my head, against the starboard bulkhead, came the sound, like two gentle "thuds" on the planking, causing a distinct tremor to thrill through the yacht. ❋ Various (N/A)

But if the vessel "thuds," it must go back into the oven. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The resident of one of the trailer homes in the area told officials that he heard "thuds" from inside his home. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But in summoning a cacophony of "thuds" from little foam balls hitting the shoulders, legs and foreheads of underclassmen (and, yes, even upperclassmen), Cyphers marked the beginning of a new coalition of high school students now partnering with the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment to encourage teenagers to live healthy lives. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They were quiet for the rest of the short trip, rocking gently on the waves, as the boat headed for the growing island ahead, the light fading, the darkness rising; the waves lapping at the hull like the thuds of a war drum, in syncopation, with regularity. ❋ Unknown (2009)

At the dark end of the corridor, a couple of enormous thuds resounded, followed by the noise of heavy metal scraping against stone. ❋ J. Robert King (2011)

And her steps are thuds in Doc Martens, faster-faster, and with each one she hears the word 'placation.' ❋ Roberta Lawson (2011)

But neither is two people sitting in bed listening to loud thuds and having their sheets billowing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

She heard only muffled thuds and felt fur twist in her grip as if she gave the departed one last Indian burn. ❋ Mark Meier (2011)

The Hypnotist, by Lars Kepler, translated by Marlaine Delargy Blue Door, £16.99I can't believe I'm the only book reviewer who experiences a sinking feeling when yet another brick-sized Scandinavian bestseller-in-Europe thuds on to the mat, accompanied by a press release that invokes Stieg Larsson. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The gust of wind struck the pandanus tree overhead and tore through the palms beyond, flinging half a dozen ripe cocoanuts with heavy thuds to the ground. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He listened to the soft thuds of hoofs die away along the forest path, himself dizzy in the saddle from the pounding of his blood. ❋ Unknown (2010)

“Whoas” of the rider, the thuds of the heavy hoofs on the roadway, and a wild imperative neigh. ❋ Unknown (2010)