plunk

(pluŋk)

transitive verb

  1. to pluck or strum (a banjo, guitar, etc.)
  2. to throw or put down heavily; plump

Origin: echoic

intransitive verb

  1. to pluck or strum (on)
  2. to give out a twanging sound, as a banjo
  3. to fall or sink heavily

noun

  1. the act of plunking or the sound made by this
  2. Informal a hard blow

adverb

with a twang or thud

Related Forms:

See plunk in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb plunked also plonked, plunk·ing also plonk·ing, plunks also plonks
verb, transitive
  1. To throw or place heavily or abruptly: plunked the money down on the counter.
  2. To strum or pluck (a stringed instrument).
verb, intransitive
  1. To drop or fall abruptly or heavily; plump: plunked onto the couch with a sigh of relief.
  2. To emit a hollow twanging sound.
noun
  1. Informal A heavy blow or stroke.
  2. A short hollow twanging sound.
adverb
Informal
  1. With a short hollow thud.
  2. Exactly; precisely: The dart landed plunk in the center of the target.

Origin:

Origin: Imitative

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Related Forms:

  • plunkˈer noun
  • plunkˈy adjective

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