plunk
transitive verb
- to pluck or strum (a banjo, guitar, etc.)
- to throw or put down heavily; plump
intransitive verb
- to pluck or strum (on)
- to give out a twanging sound, as a banjo
- to fall or sink heavily
noun
- the act of plunking or the sound made by this
- Informal a hard blow
adverb
with a twang or thud
See plunk in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(plŭngk) also plonk (plŏngk, plŭngk)
verb plunked also
plonked,
plunk·ing also
plonk·ing,
plunks also
plonks verb, transitive- To throw or place heavily or abruptly: plunked the money down on the counter.
- To strum or pluck (a stringed instrument).
verb, intransitive- To drop or fall abruptly or heavily; plump: plunked onto the couch with a sigh of relief.
- To emit a hollow twanging sound.
noun- Informal A heavy blow or stroke.
- A short hollow twanging sound.
adverb Informal - With a short hollow thud.
- Exactly; precisely: The dart landed plunk in the center of the target.
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