thunk

noun

Definition of thunknext
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Recent Examples of thunk Founded in the mid-19th century as a grocery store in Greenwich Village, the bar retains a patina of its early years—the dim interior, wood walls, the merciful lack of thunka-thunk music. — Harrison Hill, AFAR Media, 19 Aug. 2025 The finale, which aired in December 2022, landed with a startling thunk on the side of a boat. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025 For those who miss the ritual of a cocktail—the thunk of ice against a beautiful tumbler, the pop, the fizz, and the raising of the glass—there are more and more substitutes every day, and some feel truly festive. — Jessica Iredale, airmail.news, 12 Feb. 2025 The paper input tray and cartridge access door don’t feel flimsy or especially fragile, and the outer cabinet yields a satisfactory thunk sound when tapped with extra force. — David English, PCMAG, 20 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for thunk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thunk
  1. thunderclap
  2. boom
  3. clang
  4. bang
  5. wham
  6. clap
  7. slam
  8. clank
Noun
  • But nothing could compare to the thunderclap meeting of two A-list titans that was Cruise cheesing with Sesame Street stars Elmo and Cookie Monster on the sidelines.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026
  • There are also thunderclaps, which are loud, explosive sounds of thunder that can accompany an extremely close lightning strike.
    — Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 16 July 2026
Definition of thunderclap
Noun
  • For the mostly Hispanic agriculture and food processing workers, the data center boom hasn’t been all good.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Artificial intelligence and the data center boom are influencing many things across Georgia, ranging from politics and technology to debates over energy, water consumption and land use.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of boom
Noun
  • Construction vehicles beeped and chugged, and the intermittent buzz of saws mixed with the clang of heavy equipment.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The soundtrack—by the frequent Hans Zimmer collaborator David Fleming—is a delight, a polyphonic mood board of ghost-clangs, spooky bassoons, lyrical electro-motifs, and sighing sea themes.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Definition of clang
Noun
  • Pilots received a warning about the engine and then heard a loud bang, the report said.
    — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Even something as seemingly minor as changing your part or adding bangs can make a noticeable difference.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of bang
Noun
  • TreVeyon Henderson covered 12 yards on a wham run, then 18 more on a misdirection toss where fullback Jack Westover and right guard Mike Onwenu presented false keys that indicated an inside run while Henderson zipped outside.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
  • There’s an understood language of action that marries really close-up, sharp inserts, the propulsion of rapid editing, wham-bam sound effects, and visual carnage to create excitement.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2025
Definition of wham
Noun
  • Nick, 33, started with a moment from the first Camp Rock, recalling the morning the cast came up with the now-famous stomp-and-clap sequence.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Golf Channel would always be playing in the background; the soft claps were the soundtrack to our slow Saturdays.
    — Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of clap
Noun
  • The San Jose Poetry Festival opens Sunday night with a poetry slam event featuring Richmond poet Reggie Edmonds-Vásquez at Wheelhouse of Willow Glen, 1173 Lincoln Ave.
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Just ask Wisconsin’s neighbor Michigan, which last week saw what seemed like a slam-dunk Democratic contest for Senate turn into a squeaker.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of slam
Noun
  • Though Bridges’ clank to conclude the evening was hardly the reason for the defeat, the possession was exemplary of a rare issue for New York, one of the league’s cleverest and most unselfish squads.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • Instead, Wembanyama delivered a clank.
    — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Definition of clank

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“Thunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thunk. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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