to kerplunk
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9.1
- verb
- /kərˈplʌŋk/
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- When the heavy box toppled over, it kerplunked loudly on the floor.
Examples
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The book kerplunked onto the floor.
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The ball fell from the shelf and kerplunked into the puddle below.
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The book slipped from her hands and kerplunked onto the wooden floor.
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He dropped the stone into the well, and it kerplunked loudly at the bottom.
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Please don't kerplunk your backpack on the table; it might break something.
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The water balloons kerplunked in the pool.
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She accidentally knocked the vase off the table, and it kerplunked onto the tile.
Synonyms
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1.0
To let something fall suddenly or by accident
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1.0
Suddenly move from a standing position to the ground or a lower level
93
5.8
Fall suddenly and steeply from a high place or in amount
93
4.1
To fall over or make something fall over, often suddenly when it loses balance
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2.4
To make a sudden loud noise by hitting or falling
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3.9
Suddenly fall down because something is weak or hit hard
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6.0
Put something down hard so it makes a loud noise or quickly drink something
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6.0
To put down something or sit down heavily so it makes a loud sound
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5.4
To fall suddenly, for example by tripping or by losing value
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6.7
To put something down so it makes a noise or to pay money quickly
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3.4
To fall into liquid and make a short soft splash
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3.5
To make a heavy, dull sound when something hits or falls
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4.1
To sit or drop down heavily and suddenly
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7.2
To drop something or yourself down heavily, often making a noise
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9.0
To hit something so it makes a dull heavy sound
To put something down hard, often making a loud sound
To put something or yourself down suddenly and heavily, often making a noise
To fall or put something down heavily so it makes a dull sound
To fall or sit down suddenly and hit your bottom
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Etymology
As a verb, kerplunk comes from the sound people make for a heavy drop, like the common verb plunk. So to kerplunk something is to make it fall with a sudden 'heavy splash or thud'.