plunked or plonked; plunking or plonking; plunks or plonks
1
: to pluck or hit so as to produce a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound
2
: to set down suddenly : plump
1
: to make a plunking sound
2
: to drop abruptly : dive
3
: to come out in favor of someone or something : plump
—used with for
plunk
noun
plunker
noun
Examples of plunk in a Sentence
You've been plunking that banjo all afternoon!
She plunked out a little tune on the piano.
plunking away on a guitar
The pitcher plunked the first two batters of the game.
She plunked a mug of coffee on the counter.
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Indeed, as soon as Tatis got plunked on the hand by a 93-mph fastball from debuting Dodgers rookie Jack Little, Shildt came storming out of the dugout, walking over to check on Tatis while barking in Roberts’ direction.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
The internet is already a part of us, inside of us; and maybe what remains for the digital novelist is to get outside, to gather up the whole snarled mess of tubes and plunk it down on an examination table.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Hidden in the pounds of paper plunked on every desk is a weakening of the new public campaign finance program, a weakening meant to help incumbents.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
Rodríguez began the 10th by getting Nimmo to pop out but then plunked Lindor, putting the go-ahead run on base with one out.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
The internet is already a part of us, inside of us; and maybe what remains for the digital novelist is to get outside, to gather up the whole snarled mess of tubes and plunk it down on an examination table.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Hidden in the pounds of paper plunked on every desk is a weakening of the new public campaign finance program, a weakening meant to help incumbents.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
Rodríguez began the 10th by getting Nimmo to pop out but then plunked Lindor, putting the go-ahead run on base with one out.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025
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“Plunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plunk. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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