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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Ditto peering over the tops of thousands of heads and positioning yourself so your views aren’t compromised by the soundboard-lighting gear and cabana platform plunked dead-center in the east lot.
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Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2024
Erceg had a dubious beginning, plunking Josh Bell to load the bases, then starting his at-bat against Tim Anderson with a pair of pitches outside the zone.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
Kimbrel struck Raleigh out on the next pitch, but the ninth got even dicier when Kimbrel plunked Jorge Polanco to bring the potential winning run to the plate with one out.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2024
Quantrill struck out Gavin Sheets but then plunked Andrew Vaughn, setting the table for Paul DeJong’s two-run homer and a 5-3 Chicago lead.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 29 June 2024
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Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2024
Erceg had a dubious beginning, plunking Josh Bell to load the bases, then starting his at-bat against Tim Anderson with a pair of pitches outside the zone.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
Kimbrel struck Raleigh out on the next pitch, but the ninth got even dicier when Kimbrel plunked Jorge Polanco to bring the potential winning run to the plate with one out.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2024
Quantrill struck out Gavin Sheets but then plunked Andrew Vaughn, setting the table for Paul DeJong’s two-run homer and a 5-3 Chicago lead.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 29 June 2024
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“Plunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plunk. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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