thunk

1 of 3

dialectal past tense and past participle of think

thunk

2 of 3

noun

: a flat hollow sound

thunk

3 of 3

verb

thunked; thunking; thunks

intransitive verb

: to produce a flat hollow sound : make a thunk

Examples of thunk in a Sentence

Noun The book landed on the floor with a thunk.
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Noun
The venue fell silent as his final shot sailed toward the target, hitting with a thunk. David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024 Whip pan, accented with the anxious thunk thunk thunk of Jon Batiste’s percussive score. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2024
Verb
Who woulda thunk, however, that Larry has such a good eye for spotting Asian babies? Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024 Who woulda thunk that vinyl would be a perfectly good gift in 2023? Vulture Staff, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for thunk 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

imitative

First Known Use

Noun

1947, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of thunk was in 1947

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Cite this Entry

“Thunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thunk. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

thunk

verb
ˈthəŋk
: to make a flat hollow sound
thunk noun

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