Which preposition to use with thud

of Occurrences 113%

V GOLDEN FLEECE How saving a dispensation it is that men do not carry in their hearts perpetual ache at the pain of the world, that the body-thuds of the drink-crazed, beating out frantic strength against cell doors, cannot penetrate the beatitude of a mother bending, at that moment, above a crib.

on Occurrences 13%

The hand of Donnegan licked out as the snake's tongue dartsthe loaded quirt slipped over in his hand, and holding it by the lash he brought the butt of it thudding on the head of Andy.

against Occurrences 8%

Pizarro raised his head, whining amicably, and, as Wesley bent over to pat him, wagged his tail with a spasmodic thud against the floor, in sign of goodfellowship.

into Occurrences 5%

It thudded into the wood of the car over Kurt.

at Occurrences 5%

Dan had started into the room, and Dave was about to follow, when he heard an unusually loud thud at the further end of the deck.

to Occurrences 3%

But now, on a sudden, was the flash and ring of hard smitten steel, and behold, Sir Jocelyn's sword sprang from his grasp and thudded to earth a good three yards away; whereupon the three roared amainyet

from Occurrences 3%

What was that?" A faint, sharp thud from behind had been followed instantly by the shattering of a ground-floor window in front.

with Occurrences 2%

whizz! flew the bullet; and my excited ear could catch the thud with which it plunged into the scaly leather of his neck.

across Occurrences 2%

The trenches were not under fire in the sense that the enemy were making a persistent effort to clear them out, but they were in the zone of fire, their range was known, and there was no telling, when that distant boom thudded across the fields, whether that particular shell might be intended for them or for somebody's house in town.

by Occurrences 2%

"He must have been most horribly surprised, for he uttered a gasping cry as he spun round, and instead of keeping his feet and rushing at me as I expected he went down with a thud by the window.

in Occurrences 2%

Suddenly, there was a dull thud in the street.

through Occurrences 2%

I dimly remember a last flying impression of a furnace of light, then a great shock thudded through me, and I lost consciousness.

behind Occurrences 1%

A sudden clatter and thud behind him startled him.

outside Occurrences 1%

When the agricultural labourer drops in on his way home from his work of a winter eveningheralding his approach by casting down a couple of logs or bundle of wood which he has been carrying with a thud outside the doorhe does not demand liquor of that character.

about Occurrences 1%

John thinks this over bitterly, as he thuds about in the cold and calls himself a fool.

as Occurrences 1%

But above the roar of the cannon came the sharper sound of the piping shot, the crashing of riven planks, and the occasional heavy thud as spar or block came hurtling on to the deck.

like Occurrences 1%

" "That's got home, anyhow," said Scott, as they heard a soft, splashing thud like a stone in a mud-bank.

Which preposition to use with  thud