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plunk

/plʌŋk/

plunk down

Translations

plunknoun

plunks

звук

The plunk of the stone hitting the water was loud.

Звук камня, падающего в воду, был громким.

звяканье

I heard the plunk of the guitar string breaking.

Я услышал звяканье лопнувшей струны гитары.

Additional translations

глухой удар

Synonyms

plunkverb

plunked

Past Simple

plunked

Past Participle

plunking

Gerund

/plʌŋk/

брякнуть

He plunked the coin into the jar.

Он брякнул монету в банку.

плюхнуть

The child plunked down on the sofa.

Ребёнок плюхнулся на диван.

грохнуть

She plunked her bag on the table.

Она грохнула свою сумку на стол.

Additional translations

Synonyms

plunkadverb

/plʌŋk/

Informal; chiefly North American usage meaning ‘directly; exactly’, often in the phrase “plunk in the middle”.

plunkinterjection

Onomatopoeic use to represent the sound of something dropping or striking.

Synonyms

Definitions

plunknoun

A sound made by a stringed instrument when a string is plucked.

The musician created a soothing melody with the gentle plunk of the guitar strings.

A sudden, heavy drop or fall.

There was a loud plunk as the book fell off the shelf and hit the floor.

Informal. A dollar; money (usually used in the plural).

That vintage poster cost him twenty plunks.

plunkverb

To drop or place something abruptly or heavily.

She plunked the groceries down on the kitchen counter.

To play a musical instrument, especially a stringed instrument, by plucking or striking the strings.

He plunked a few notes on the guitar before starting the song.

To throw or toss something with a plunking sound.

He plunked a stone into the pond and watched the ripples spread.

To pay (a sum of money), especially reluctantly or all at once (usually with “down”).

She finally plunked down the cash for a new laptop.

To hit or strike (a person or object), especially with a thrown baseball or similar projectile.

The pitch slipped from his grip and plunked the batter on the shoulder.

plunkadverb

Directly; exactly (informal).

The cabin sits plunk in the middle of the woods.

plunkinterjection

Used to imitate the sound of a sudden drop, impact, or plucking noise.

"Plunk!" went the pebble as it hit the water.