plunking

variants or plonking
present participle of plunk
as in tossing
to throw or set down clumsily or casually plunked a battered hat on his head

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Recent Examples of plunking The second inning began with Brown plunking Ryan O’Hearn. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025 Nolan Gorman and Mason Wynn led off the ninth with back-to-back singles, then Walker loaded the bases by plunking Jimmy Crooks. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunking
Verb
  • Just be sure the lid’s fully sealed before tossing it in your bag or pack.
    Clay Abney, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The long-standing tradition involves the crowd tossing the discs into the air primarily before kickoff at Jones AT&T Stadium.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Lunch is available every day at the vineyard’s restaurant and there’s an expansive lawn that’s great for plopping a blanket down on to enjoy a bottle of wine.
    Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Kopankiewicz said the small dog instantly made herself at home, plopping right into his friend's lap.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The film picks up after No Way Home ended on a massive reset for the titular web-slinging Peter Parker (Holland), as he was erased from everyone's minds, including that of his friends and loved ones.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
  • As Variety exclusively reported in February, Dominic Fike will return as the drug-using, guitar-slinging Elliot.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Van Gogh, now visually fitting in with his family, then scampered about his habitat with his ears flopping along with him.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • With Ares flopping, the insider says Leto’s currency in town has run colder than Morbius’ vampire blood.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Plunking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunking. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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