plunked or plonked; plunking or plonking; plunks or plonks
1
: to pluck or hit so as to produce a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound
2
: to set down suddenly : plump
1
: to make a plunking sound
2
: to drop abruptly : dive
3
: to come out in favor of someone or something : plump
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plunk
noun
plunker
noun
Examples of plunk in a Sentence
You've been plunking that banjo all afternoon!
She plunked out a little tune on the piano.
plunking away on a guitar
The pitcher plunked the first two batters of the game.
She plunked a mug of coffee on the counter.
Recent Examples on the Web
Two years later, after seeds had been collected from similar trees on nearby lands, crews of planters came out with bags full of seedlings, rapidly plunking them into the ashen ground.
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Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Kelly did himself no favors by walking the leadoff batter and then plunking the next.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Serve it over couscous or with salad greens; or plunk the dish in the center of the table and serve it as an appetizer with pita wedges and crusty bread for sopping up the juices.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
But Alice plunked herself down, desperate for some biscuits after a long day of living backward.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2024
To make matters even worse, after all the work Orion had performed for King O, his royal heinous had his henchmen pluck out Orion’s eyes and then plunked him down on a remote beach on the other side of the island.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2024
That’s why the sounds of crunching and plunking and tapping are so heavily amplified, and also one of the reasons acrylic (and, to a lesser extent, glass) containers—hard, unyielding, cacophonous when thumped—are such a ubiquitous tool of the trade.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2024
So far the project has managed only to plunk a seeming white elephant on the region’s premier industrial plot.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
Earlier this season, the benches cleared after several players were plunked and buzzed, and then Garcia hit a grand slam.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2023
Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Kelly did himself no favors by walking the leadoff batter and then plunking the next.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Serve it over couscous or with salad greens; or plunk the dish in the center of the table and serve it as an appetizer with pita wedges and crusty bread for sopping up the juices.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
But Alice plunked herself down, desperate for some biscuits after a long day of living backward.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2024
To make matters even worse, after all the work Orion had performed for King O, his royal heinous had his henchmen pluck out Orion’s eyes and then plunked him down on a remote beach on the other side of the island.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2024
That’s why the sounds of crunching and plunking and tapping are so heavily amplified, and also one of the reasons acrylic (and, to a lesser extent, glass) containers—hard, unyielding, cacophonous when thumped—are such a ubiquitous tool of the trade.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2024
So far the project has managed only to plunk a seeming white elephant on the region’s premier industrial plot.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
Earlier this season, the benches cleared after several players were plunked and buzzed, and then Garcia hit a grand slam.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2023
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“Plunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plunk. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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