The Clue
None-too-gentle landing (4 letter answer)
The Answer
THUD
Tags
Notes
The answer THUD is common and appears about once every 325 puzzles.
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Bomb's sound
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Dull blow
Dull sound
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Fall heavily
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Falling sound
Fall's end
Flump's cousin
Heavy sound
Impact sound
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Result of a failure
Sound of collapse
Sound of a failure
Sound of a fall
Sound of impact
Sound in a whodunit
Graceless landing, say
It's often dull
It's usually dull
Sound of a heavy fall
Sound in a horror film
Sound in a Spillane book
Definitely not the sound of success
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Definition
THUD as a noun:
1. (thump, thumping, clump, clunk, thud) = a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
THUD as a verb:
1. (thud, thump) = make a dull sound; "the knocker thudded against the front door"
2. strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the wall"
3. (crump, thud, scrunch) = make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants