plunk
A brief, dull sound, such as the sound of a string of a stringed instrument being…A brief, dull sound, such as the sound of a string of a stringed instrument being plucked, or the thud of something landing on a surface.
» Heaving a great sigh I plunk my bread on the table and flump onto the chair.
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4 sensesA brief, dull sound, such as the sound of a string of a stringed instrument being plucked, or the thud of something landing on a surface.
(informal)A (heavy) blow or hit.
(US, archaic, obsolete, slang)A dollar.
(obsolete, rare, slang)A large sum of money.
- (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
- a hollow twanging sound
Examples
2 sentencesHeaving a great sigh I plunk my bread on the table and flump onto the chair.
Plunk down the dough.
Origin
Onomatopoeic; the noun is attested earlier than the verb. Noun etymology 1, noun sense 3 (Onomatopoeic; the noun is attested earlier than the verb. Noun etymology 1, noun sense 3 (“dollar; large sum of money”) may refer to the sound of a coin hitting a surface. Compare plonk, plink.
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