plunk C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /plʌŋk/ UK /plʌŋk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to set down or drop heavily; a dull abrupt sound He plunked his bags down by the door and sighed. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to set down or drop... plonkdropdumpplumpsetdepositthud Word family Derived forms plunkingplunked Related forms plonkplink Etymology AI details Of imitative origin, echoing the dull, abrupt sound of something dropped or a plucked string; American English, early 19th century. Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # plunk **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /plʌŋk/ **IPA (UK):** /plʌŋk/ ## Meanings 1. to set down or drop heavily; a dull abrupt sound ## Examples - He plunked his bags down by the door and sighed. ## Synonyms - plonk - drop - dump - plump - set - deposit - thud ## Derived Forms - plunking - plunked ## Related Forms - plonk - plink ## Etymology Of imitative origin, echoing the dull, abrupt sound of something dropped or a plucked string; American English, early 19th century. ## AI Etymology Plunk is of imitative origin, echoing the dull, abrupt sound of something dropped or a plucked string; American English, early 19th century. The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers to set down or drop heavily; a dull abrupt sound. The wider family includes derived forms such as plunking and plunked and related words such as plonk and plink. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown