(used to suggest) the sound of something heavy falling or dropping with a thud
Origin of kerplunk
echoic with or as with such a sound: I tripped and fell kerplunk
to fall or drop heavily or with a thud
kerplunk
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kerplunk
intransitive verb
ker·plunked, ker·plunk·ing, ker·plunksTo fall with a sound like that of a heavy object falling into water.
noun
A kerplunking sound or movement.
Origin of kerplunk
ker- intensive pref. ( probably from Scots) plunkRelated Forms:
- ker·plunk′
adverb
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