thudding

That the thudding was the sound of oars not of knife thrusts?

Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch Henry Rider Haggard 1890

And I remember my heart kind of thudding in my ears as I gathered my nerve to speak.

SpragueLab - A Little Studio of Scrapbook Alchemy 2010

The Bombs 'thudding' Sorrysayer 'distorts and crackles deliciously, while imperfect vocals and the echo of drums reverberate off the walls, soon followed by the quiet of' Eighty-Eight's atmospherics and the question: What is that sound?

Drowned In Sound // Feed Clare Joslin 2009

As they were waiting for the doors to close, they heard a distant thudding sound, as if something heavy were running toward them.

Bubble in the Bathtub Jo Nesbo 2011

I heard two sounds, some kind of muffled roar and then a thudding crash.

Mira Schor: Days in New York City, September 11, 2001-May, 2002, a Photo Essay Mira Schor 2011

I heard two sounds, some kind of muffled roar and then a thudding crash.

Mira Schor: Days in New York City, September 11, 2001-May, 2002, a Photo Essay Mira Schor 2011

I heard two sounds, some kind of muffled roar and then a thudding crash.

Mira Schor: Days in New York City, September 11, 2001-May, 2002, a Photo Essay Mira Schor 2011

The thudding of her heart sounded loudly in her ears when Sharon finally drew an inch away from him.

Western Man Janet Dailey 2011

I heard two sounds, some kind of muffled roar and then a thudding crash.

Mira Schor: Days in New York City, September 11, 2001-May, 2002, a Photo Essay Mira Schor 2011

I heard two sounds, some kind of muffled roar and then a thudding crash.

Mira Schor: Days in New York City, September 11, 2001-May, 2002, a Photo Essay Mira Schor 2011