💦 A heavy splash ⬇️ To fall heavily 💥 A falling sound 🌊 With a splash

kerplunk

9.9

In a sudden heavy splash or thud when something falls

adverb
/kərˈplʌŋk/

: con un chapoteo

With a loud kerplunk, the book hit the bottom of the empty box.

Examples

She dropped her keys and they fell kerplunk onto the wooden floor.
The rock landed kerplunk in the middle of the puddle, sending water everywhere.
The rock fell kerplunk into the pond.
The book landed kerplunk on the floor!
The rock landed kerplunk in the middle of the puddle, sending water everywhere.
She dropped her keys and they fell kerplunk onto the wooden floor.
With a loud kerplunk, the book hit the bottom of the empty box.

Synonyms

thuddingly

vskerplunk

8.0

In a heavy, dull way that sounds like a thud

focuses on a sudden splashy or dull landing sound rather than violent impact

slap-bang

vskerplunk

8.5

Suddenly and loudly, causing a strong hit and surprise

is instead about a heavy splash or dull landing sound not sharp impact

slam-bang

vskerplunk

Informal

8.6

In a sudden, loud, and forceful way

refers to heavy landing sound and splash, not violent noisy force

smash

vskerplunk

5.0

Happening with a sudden loud crash

describes heavier splashy or dull landing sound, not crashing destruction

crashingly

vskerplunk

6.8

Very suddenly with a loud bang

focuses on heavy splash or dull landing sound rather than crashing noise

Compounds

satisfying kerplunk

9.1

A nice deep sound when something hits a surface, like a stone in a bucket

How Loud

kerplunk

9.9

plop

4.2

Surface Forms

kerplunk positive

Etymology

Used as an adverb, kerplunk describes how something falls with a sudden 'heavy splash or thud', similar to words like plunk or clunk. So saying something fell 'kerplunk' means it landed with a loud, sudden sound.