plunks

Sets down hard

Plunks is the plural and third-person singular of plunk.

To plunk is to drop or set down heavily and abruptly: She plunked the groceries on the counter.

A plunk is also the hollow twanging sound of a stringed instrument played without finesse, or the splash of something dropped in water.

To plunk down money is to pay it, often reluctantly or all at once.

sound

thud

Dull impact noise

clatter · bang · thwack · clang · clink · smack · twang · strum · plink · bonk

music

pizzicato

String-plucking technique

  • strumBrush strings rhythmically
  • twangSharp vibrating sound
  • banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument

guitar · ukulele · bass · strings · picking · fingering · fretboard · chord · note · acoustic

placement

drops

Descends or releases

throws · plops · dumps · slaps · plants · places · lands · settles · flops · parks

coins

nickels

Small denomination coins

change · currency · slot · vending · deposit · jukebox · meter · arcade · piggybank · toll

Opposites
manner of placement

plunksnestles

Settles in snugly

arranges · rests · situates · sets · deposits

musical quality

plunksinterprets

Explains the meaning of

sound quality

plunksrings

Circular bands worn

chimes · resonates · peals · reverberates · sings

Family

plunk, plunked, plunking, plunker

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G