[
US
/ˈpɫəŋk/
]
[ UK /plˈʌŋk/ ]
[ UK /plˈʌŋk/ ]
ADVERB
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with a short hollow thud
plop came the ball down to the corner of the green
VERB
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pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
he plucked the strings of his mandolin - make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
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set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
He planked himself into the sofa
He planked the money on the table -
drop steeply
the stock market plunged
NOUN
- (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
- a hollow twanging sound
How To Use plunk In A Sentence
- Between songs he crouches and we can all hear the plunk plunk of strings being tuned.
- Instead, we get the "kerplunk" scene we knew we were getting from the end of last issue, Luthor revealing that he's actually kind of a bastard after all, members of Infinity II declaring twice in two pages that it sure is a good thing they still have their powers, and a lost-in-space scene that once again fails to advance that plot. Week 35: That Most Dangerous of Animals
- He plunked himself down on a coach.
- At the very least you know that GRRM will be there and if you ply him with drinks and plunk his magic twanger, you just might be able to wrestle some info out of him. Day 3: Filming at Doune Castle
- They picked the number out of their ass, knowing they'd need to 'backpedal' later … but 'later' is too late for the suckers who plunked their cash down, isn't it?] Conceptual Guerilla - Central Command in the War of Ideas
- Then get him a ride home, or failing that, plunk him on the nearest sofa.
- Are audiences so undiscriminating that they will plunk down $9 to see something this creatively bankrupt?
- Die-hard fans will have no problem plunking down their hard-earned dough.
- While he was talking about the forthcoming centenaries of the Easter Rising and the Battle of the Somme, Sean Brady's words also have significance for the era of Plunkett: I am asking that we be sensitive and sensible about how we conduct these commemorations. Our pasts and the Permanent Things
- Please ensure your china is at room temperature first – do not bring it in directly from a cold car in winter and plunk it into warm water. Monster Vintage | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles