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🔔 A light knock 🔔 To tap lightly 💬 A tapping sound ☝️ A soft nudge
tuk

tuk

1 9.9
A short sharp knock on a surface like a door or window
  • noun
  • /tʌk/
translation icon : golpecito
  • I heard a light tuk on the door, signaling that someone had arrived.

Examples

  • In the quiet room, the tuk of a pencil tapping on the desk broke the silence.

  • As she typed, the sound of her fingers produced a gentle tuk against the keyboard.

  • The next afternoon, the sound of a pikipiki filled the air, tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The next afternoon, the sound of a pikipiki filled the air, tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The next afternoon, the sound of a pikipiki filled the air, tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The next afternoon, the sound of a pikipiki filled the air, tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The next afternoon, the sound of a pikipiki filled the air, tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • In Siem Reap, the hostel hooked me up with a tuk-tuk driver named Mr. Pheak (pronounced Feck).

    Blog text (3)

  • In Siem Reap, the hostel hooked me up with a tuk-tuk driver named Mr. Pheak (pronounced Feck).

    Blog text (3)

Synonyms

knock
vstuk
81 1.3

A short sharp sound made by hitting a surface or by a machine problem

is lighter and shorter, not necessarily strong or forceful
tapping
vstuk
22 1.9

A light repeated sound made by gentle knocks

is brief and sharp rather than a gentle repeated sound
knocking
vstuk
8 2.2

A sharp repeated sound from a door or machine when parts hit each other

is a short single light sound usually at a door or surface
klop
vstuk
9.9

A short sharp knocking sound like a quick tap

is an actual light sharp single sound rather than an imitation

How Loud

bang
237 1.3
to knock
937 1.0
tuk
1 9.9
tap
66 1.0

Surface Forms

tuk singular
tuks plural

Etymology

Tuk is a word that copies a short knocking sound, similar to the small noise of a clock tick. So a tuk is a quick, light knock or tap you can hear on a door or window.