plunked or plonked; plunking or plonking; plunks or plonks
1
: to pluck or hit so as to produce a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound
2
: to set down suddenly : plump
1
: to make a plunking sound
2
: to drop abruptly : dive
3
: to come out in favor of someone or something : plump
—used with for
plunk
noun
plunker
noun
Examples of plunk in a Sentence
You've been plunking that banjo all afternoon!
She plunked out a little tune on the piano.
plunking away on a guitar
The pitcher plunked the first two batters of the game.
She plunked a mug of coffee on the counter.
Recent Examples on the Web
Kimbrel struck Raleigh out on the next pitch, but the ninth got even dicier when Kimbrel plunked Jorge Polanco to bring the potential winning run to the plate with one out.
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Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2024
Quantrill struck out Gavin Sheets but then plunked Andrew Vaughn, setting the table for Paul DeJong’s two-run homer and a 5-3 Chicago lead.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 29 June 2024
In the sixth inning Wednesday with the Orioles up 4-1, Yankees lefty Victor González plunked Henderson in the back on the first pitch of the plate appearance.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
Still dealing with hand soreness after being plunked a night earlier, Judge sat out of Wednesday’s eventful 7-6 loss in the Bronx, during which the Yankees rallied to force extra innings and hit two Orioles batters with pitches.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024
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Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2024
Quantrill struck out Gavin Sheets but then plunked Andrew Vaughn, setting the table for Paul DeJong’s two-run homer and a 5-3 Chicago lead.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 29 June 2024
In the sixth inning Wednesday with the Orioles up 4-1, Yankees lefty Victor González plunked Henderson in the back on the first pitch of the plate appearance.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
Still dealing with hand soreness after being plunked a night earlier, Judge sat out of Wednesday’s eventful 7-6 loss in the Bronx, during which the Yankees rallied to force extra innings and hit two Orioles batters with pitches.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024
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“Plunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plunk. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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