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plunk
(pl/@//N/k )

noun (n)

  • a hollow twanging sound(noun.event)
    source: wordnet30
  • (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    plunker
    source: wordnet30
  • Act or sound of plunking.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • with a short hollow thud(adv.all)
    Synonym:
    plop
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground(verb.perception)
    Synonym:
    clop, clump, clunk
    source: wordnet30
  • set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    flump, plank, plonk, plop, plump, plump down, plunk down
    source: wordnet30
  • drop steeply(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    dive, plunge
    source: wordnet30
  • pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    pick, pluck
    source: wordnet30
  • To pluck and release quickly (a musical string); to twang.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To make a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound, as by pulling hard on a taut string and quickly releasing it; of a raven, to croak.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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