plunk
verb/plʌŋk/
/plʌŋk/
(informal)Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they plunk | /plʌŋk/ /plʌŋk/ |
| he / she / it plunks | /plʌŋks/ /plʌŋks/ |
| past simple plunked | /plʌŋkt/ /plʌŋkt/ |
| past participle plunked | /plʌŋkt/ /plʌŋkt/ |
| -ing form plunking | /ˈplʌŋkɪŋ/ /ˈplʌŋkɪŋ/ |
- (North American English) (also plonk especially in British English)plunk something + adv./prep. to put something down on something, especially noisily or carelessly
- He plunked the package down on the desk.
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- (North American English) (also plonk especially in British English)plunk yourself (down) to sit down heavily or carelessly
- plunk something to play a guitar, a keyboard, etc. with your fingers and produce a rough unpleasant sound
Word Originearly 19th cent.: probably imitative.
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