plunky

Also found in: Thesaurus, Idioms.

plunk

(plŭngk) also plonk (plŏngk, plŭngk)

v. plunked, plunk·ing, plunks also plonked or plonk·ing or plonks

v.tr.

1. To throw or place heavily or abruptly: plunked the money down on the counter.

2. To strum or pluck (a stringed instrument).

v.intr.

1. To drop or fall abruptly or heavily; plump: plunked onto the couch with a sigh of relief.

2. To emit a hollow twanging sound.

1. Informal A heavy blow or stroke.

2. A short hollow twanging sound.

adv. Informal

1. With a short hollow thud.

2. Exactly; precisely: The dart landed plunk in the center of the target.

[Imitative.]

plunk′er n.

plunk′y adj.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

plunky

(ˈplʌŋkɪ)

adj, plunkier or plunkiest

twanging

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

References in periodicals archive ?

"He's changed it from Hawaiian 'plunky, plunky, plunky.' " Knaus said.

Ukulele players like jamming, too

Snow & Taxis, the first single to be taken from the album, reflects Lucky Shiner in its entirety - it's an infectious, plinky plunky dance tune, with hints towards My Bloody Valentine frontman Kevin Shields' cloudy, trippy style.

newalbums

Backed by an impressive line-up of musicians, he flew through a first few numbers that spanned his career, from Blame it on Cain taken from his 1977 album My Aim is True to the plunky Down Among the Wines and Spirits, recorded last year with American singer T Bone Burnett.

Home comfort with Elvis the word smith... CONCERT Elvis Costello and the Sugarcanes/Philharmonic ....

Full browser ?

CITE

Site: Follow: Share:

Open / Close