US /plʌŋk/ UK /plʌŋk/
verb noun

Meanings

  1. 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

Of imitative origin, echoing the dull, abrupt sound of something dropped or a plucked string; American English, early 19th century.

Topics

markdown

Send feedback

Optional — only if you'd like a reply.