Meaning & use
Plunk
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To place or drop something heavily and suddenly, or to make a short, sharp, hollow sound.
See it in a sentence
He plunked his bag down on the table and collapsed into a chair.
She plunked out a simple tune on the old piano.
A note on using this word
"Plunk" is echoic, mimicking the dull, hollow sound it describes, similar to "plink" and "plonk."
Words with a similar meaning
dropthud
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A short, hollow sound, as of something being dropped or plucked.
The coin landed in the jar with a plunk.
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