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plunk
[ pluhngk ]
verb (used with object)
- to pluck (a stringed instrument or its strings); twang:
to plunk a guitar.
- to throw, push, put, drop, etc., heavily or suddenly; plump (often followed by down ):
Plunk down your money. She plunked herself down on the seat.
- to push, shove, toss, etc. (sometimes followed by in, over, etc.):
to plunk the ball over the net; to plunk a pencil into a drawer.
verb (used without object)
- to give forth a twanging sound.
- to drop heavily or suddenly; plump (often followed by down ):
to plunk down somewhere and take a nap.
noun
- act or sound of plunking.
- Informal. a direct, forcible blow.
- Slang. a dollar.
adverb
- Informal. with a plunking sound.
- Informal. squarely; exactly:
The tennis ball landed plunk in the middle of the net.
plunk
/ ʌŋ /
verb
- to pluck (the strings) of (a banjo, harp, etc) or (of such an instrument) to give forth a sound when plucked
- often foll by down to drop or be dropped, esp heavily or suddenly
noun
- the act or sound of plunking
- informal.a hard blow
interjection
- an exclamation imitative of the sound of something plunking
adverb
- informal.exactly; squarely
plunk into his lap
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of plunk1
Example Sentences
The ball pops up in the air and soars into an arc, drifting against the blue sky, then comes down with a plunk on the glass wall behind Jon Guerra.
To make them feel at home, large chunks of PVC pipe and other material were plunked into the water to provide hiding places.
The instrument is mostly used in nonmelodic ways, either playing that jazzy walking bass motif, insistently hitting the same high note for a percussive effect or plunking discordant chords to convey darkness from the past.
Instead, Roberts watched Hudson plunk slumping Yankees star Aaron Judge, give up a long single off the wall to Jazz Chisholm Jr., then walk Giancarlo Stanton to load the bases.
But even through those periods, there’s so much music in those shows that I was always able to have a guitar around, sit at a keyboard and plunk out some songs for the show.
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