His heart began beating with steady, heavy thuds.

She could feel the steady, even thud of his.

The steady thuds grew louder as I approached the dresser.

Later, she curled against his side and listened to the steady thud of his heart beneath her ear.

Each steady thud sounded louder and more terrifying.

But there were imps, and the steady thud of axes was coming closer.

There was a steady thud, but the lungs sounded full of fluid.

That was normal and I went over the big animal's chest with a stethoscope, listening to the reassuringly steady thud of the heart.

Also vaguely sinister is the sound of a steady, repeated metallic thud, which can be traced to the gallery's office.

Only the wall sent up a steady thud and crack of steel; but either the neighbours were out, or they'd grown used to it.