PLUNK
What does "PLUNK" mean?
To set down, drop, or strike something abruptly, often with a dull or twanging sound.
Meanings
- To put or drop something down heavily and carelessly. He plunked his backpack on the table and collapsed. informal
- To pluck or strike a string instrument, producing a short twanging note. She plunked out a tune on the old banjo. informal
- A short, dull, hollow sound, like an object dropping into water. The coin hit the well with a distant plunk.
- To spend or pay out money, often reluctantly ('plunk down'). They plunked down a fortune for front-row seats. informal
Word origin
An imitative (onomatopoeic) word from American English, formed to echo a short, hollow, twanging or thudding sound; influenced by 'plonk' and 'plump'.
Remember it
PLUNK sounds like what it means: say it and you hear a coin drop into a tin cup - 'plunk'.
A little poem
One coin, one well, one plunk-
the dark below says nothing back
but the long fall of the sound.
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Wordplay
- I tried to learn an instrument cheaply, so I plunked down for a banjo - now all I do is plunk.
What it teaches
Some words are honest: 'plunk' carries the very sound of the thing it does.
Quick facts
What does PLUNK mean?
To set down, drop, or strike something abruptly, often with a dull or twanging sound.
Is PLUNK a valid word?
Yes — PLUNK is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is PLUNK?
PLUNK has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does PLUNK come from?
An imitative (onomatopoeic) word from American English, formed to echo a short, hollow, twanging or thudding sound; influenced by 'plonk' and 'plump'.
What can PLUNK teach us?
Some words are honest: 'plunk' carries the very sound of the thing it does.
How players do
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