sourdement

On frappe sourdement dans la direction fausse.
One is thudding in the wrong direction.
Depuis sa fenêtre, elle entendit les feux d'artifice éclater sourdement au loin.
From her window, she heard the fireworks exploding dully in the distance.
Les brindilles craquaient sourdement sous mes pieds.
The twigs snapped dully under my feet.
Alors que l'homme montait l'escalier, ses bottes résonnaient sourdement sur les marches en bois.
As the man walked up the staircase, his boots thumped on the wooden stairs.
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