kerplunks
Drops with splashes
Kerplunks is the sound of something dropping into water with a hollow, splashing impact.
The word is onomatopoeic—it mimics the noise it describes.
As a verb, to kerplunk is to fall or drop with this sound: The frog kerplunks into the pond.
The word suggests a satisfying, cartoonish plop.
Soft dropping sound
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
- sploshWatery impact sound
- thudDull impact noise
- clunkDull, heavy sound
bloop · gurgle · splish · ripple · slosh · clatter · clink · drip
Liquid scattering on impact
- ripplesSmall surface undulations
- dropletsMinute liquid globules
- submergePlunge beneath liquid
- immersePlunge into liquid entirely
plunge · pool · pond · soak · wet · dunk · splashdown · buoyancy
Fall or release
- plungeSudden steep descent
- tumbleUncontrolled rolling descent
- plummetRapid downward descent
- descendMove to lower position
sink · topple · collapse · dive · pitch · lurch · gravity · downward
plop
Soft dropping sound
clunk · bloop · gurgle · splish · ripple · slosh · clatter · clink · drip · burble
splash
Liquid scattering on impact
immerse · plunge · pool · pond · soak · wet · dunk · splashdown · buoyancy · submersion
drop
Fall or release
descend · sink · topple · collapse · dive · pitch · lurch · gravity · downward · impact
marbles
Small spherical game pieces
- jacksChildren's ball-and-pieces game
- tiddlywinksGame of flipped discs
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
tokens · sticks · tube · tension · suspense · dexterity · children · family · turn-taking · removal
heavy
Of great mass
solid · clumsy · ungainly · lumbering · tumbling · clattering · crashing · banging · dropping · thumping