plonk
- noun
- /plɔŋk/
:
plop
Examples
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Had he struck it with a tree, the plonk could not have been more bass-baritone.
Fiction book (1994) -
It makes a hollow PLONK.
Fiction book (1990) -
[matchbook plonks]
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The diver made a big plonk when he hit the water from the high board.
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I heard a loud plonk as the stone fell into the lake.
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When the ice cube dropped into the drink, it produced a sharp plonk.
Synonyms
20
1.0
The sound or action of liquid hitting a surface
15
7.3
A short, sharp sound when a ball or small thing hits a hard surface
8
6.0
A heavy, dull sound made when something hits a hard surface
7
3.0
A short soft sound when something drops into liquid
5
8.9
A dull hollow sound when something heavy hits a surface
2
5.1
A sudden sharp sound made when liquid hits a surface
2
9.9
A short, clear sound that happens when something hits a hard surface
2
9.5
A sudden heavy splash or thud when something falls
1
8.5
A dull sound made when a heavy object hits something
1
9.9
A soft sound of water hitting something
1
7.9
A dull, heavy sound made when something hits another thing
1
9.9
A loud hit that makes a sharp sound
A loud splash when a person or animal jumps into water
A soft, low sound that something makes when it hits a surface
A dull heavy sound when something falls or is hit
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plonk is a sound word that copies the short, heavy noise something makes when it drops into water, like a stone making a sudden splash. So plonk is used for that quick, resonant drop sound.