variant of plunk
1
: to pluck or hit so as to produce a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound
2
: to set down suddenly : plump
Examples of plonk in a Sentence
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Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
Taurus Systems has proposed a few variant Taurus missiles, including models designed to launch from the open rear ramp of cargo aircraft (Taurus T), or surface-launched from containers that could be plonked onto trucks or ships (Taurus CL).
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2023
Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 12 May 2024
Even touches that border on cutesy, like a second shroom experiment that fails to bring back Older Elliott but instead plonks Chad into her childhood Justin Bieber obsession, are actually pretty hilarious.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2024
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Verb
The Verdict La Palma sits like a stark white sugar cube plonked into the heart of Capri’s main town, a couple minutes’ walk from the Piazzetta.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
Taurus Systems has proposed a few variant Taurus missiles, including models designed to launch from the open rear ramp of cargo aircraft (Taurus T), or surface-launched from containers that could be plonked onto trucks or ships (Taurus CL).
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2023
Noun
Many wine drinkers’ lone reference point for Beaujolais is the barely drinkable plonk that arrives on our shores around Thanksgiving every year.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 12 May 2024
Even touches that border on cutesy, like a second shroom experiment that fails to bring back Older Elliott but instead plonks Chad into her childhood Justin Bieber obsession, are actually pretty hilarious.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2024
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“Plonk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plonk. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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