thud against

thud against (someone or something)

To collide with someone or something and cause a dull, heavy sound as a result of the impact. The boy went running around the corner and thudded against the principal. I slammed on the brakes of my bike, but I still thudded against the side of the van that had cut me off.
See also: thud
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

thud against someone or something

to thump against someone or something, making a dull noise on impact. The pumpkin thudded against Jerry, breaking open and messing up his clothes. The ball thudded against the wall and bounced back.
See also: thud
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • thud
  • thud against (someone or something)
  • thud into
  • thud into (someone or something)
  • run into (someone, something, or some place)
  • ram into
  • ram into (someone or something)
  • run up against (someone or something)
  • run (something) into (something)
  • swerve into
References in classic literature
Philip's heart gave a great thud against his ribs, and he let the door handle go.
Of Human Bondage
But don't ask the German (right) to knock on wood - he is sick and tired of hearing the Terriers' efforts thud against the goal frame.
town demons crawl out of the woodwork
Ivan Perisic 8 Scored an instinctive equaliser and unlucky to see his next effort thud against the base of the post.
Man by Man
Inih Effiong almost added a second but saw his free-kick from 25 yards thud against Denham Hinds' crossbar.
Greenbacks slump as Stratford turn it on; SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER
"All of a sudden I heard a thud against the glass at the front of the shop.
OMARAND OAPFOIL ROBBER INSHOP
Close enough to hear the brick thud against the wall of shields.
MORNING SERIAL
Then the striker swept over a long-range angled effort that beat Robinson, only to thud against the far post.
It's Ewood Lark for Mancini; ..but the pressure mounts on Kean
Forssell dived to meet Damien Johnson's cross and saw his header thud against the post.
Blues lose in goal-fest down by the Riverside
When Paula Band heard a thud against her front door, she looked out from behind her net curtains to see Alioune Cisse being brutally attacked.
Witness tells of 'brutal attack' COURT HEARS ACCOUNT
harmony they thud against the rocks to tame the tighs.
Donghae-si
they thud against the picture window over and over, fixed on escaping
And the Intrepid Anthurium
Bush ducked both shoes as they whizzed past his head and landed with a thud against the wall behind him.
Iraqi shoe tosser becomes Arab world celebrity
This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq." Mr Bush ducked both shoes as they whizzed past his head and landed with a thud against the wall behind him.
Bush ducks a shoe shiner
Mr Bush ducked as both shoes whizzed past his head and landed with a thud against the wall behind him.
Size 10 slap in face for Bush; IRAQ
"I was looking away when I felt a thud against my leg and heard rustling.
Good golly it's in the brolly!