to plunk

Examples

• All

• Water drops plunked from Eaccae's limp wings.

  Fiction book (2001)

• When she came back, she put a raisin on her hook and cast the way he had done, her line plunking easily into the center of the pond.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Water dripping was all he heard: plunk, plunk... plunk.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Water dripping was all he heard: plunk, plunk... plunk.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Water dripping was all he heard: plunk, plunk... plunk.

  Fiction book (1992)

• A number of small pieces rolled down the shell and plunked into the water.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Clouds of mosquitoes formed in the wet, heavy air, fish jumped and plunked, and a whole summer's worth of cigarra bugs expressed their sense of being alive in coordinated crescendoes of mournful sound.

  Fiction book (1998)

• She dropped a pebble into the well, listening for the plunk as it hit the water below.

• The old tree branch broke and fell to the ground with a loud plunk.

Synonyms

B

to bang

vsto plunk

318 1.0

To hit or close something suddenly and loudly

can refer to quieter hollow or dull impacts, not only loud ones

T

to thump

vsto plunk

27 3.4

To hit something hard so it makes a dull sound

can also cover softer or hollow hits, not only forceful blows

C

to clack

vsto plunk

5 7.2

To make short, sharp clicking sounds

is about single thudding impacts rather than quick repeated clicks

C

to clunk

vsto plunk

4 6.5

To make a heavy, dull sound when something hits or moves

is more general about various thudding sounds beyond that single heavy strike

T

to thwack

vsto plunk

3 8.0

To hit something hard with a flat object so it makes a loud sound

often denotes less force and can be dull or hollow too

T

to thud

vsto plunk

2 3.5

To make a heavy, dull sound when something hits or falls

includes hollow and sharper varieties, not only dull heavy impacts

C

to clump

vsto plunk

2 4.9

To walk with heavy, clumsy, noisy steps

focuses on single impact sounds rather than ongoing heavy footsteps

C

to clop

vsto plunk

1 7.4

To make a sound like horse hooves when moving

is broader, covering similar dull or hollow hits not only steady steps

W

to whump

vsto plunk

1 9.0

To hit something so it makes a dull heavy sound

can mean various thud types, not limited to falls or impacts

C

to clonk

vsto plunk

1 8.3

To hit something so it makes a dull, heavy sound

is broader and applies to wooden or hooflike dull sounds too

P

plop

vsto plunk

4.2

In a short soft way that makes a hollow sound when something falls

is capable of both sharp and dull sounds, not only soft falls

P

to pluff

vsto plunk

9.9

To fall with a quiet sound onto a soft surface

includes louder sharp or hollow strikes as well as soft drops

T

to tonk

vsto plunk

9.9

To hit something lightly and make a soft sound

covers heavier dull or hollow sounds, not just light knocks

Phrasal Verbs

P

to plunk down

• Informal

6 6.7

To put something down so it makes a noise or to pay money quickly

P

to plunk for

• Informal

8.5

To choose to support someone, often by voting

How Loud

to boom

33 3.4

to thud

2 3.5

to plunk

1 7.1

to clop

1 7.4

tap

66 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology