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Plunking

To drop or throw something heavily onto or into something else, so that it makes a dull sound.

📖 Definitions of "Plunking"

verb
  1. 1

    To drop or throw something heavily onto or into something else, so that it makes a dull sound.

    "Enrique plunked his money down on the counter with a sigh and bellied up to the bar."

  2. 2

    To land suddenly or heavily; to plump down.

  3. 3

    To intentionally hit the batter with a pitch.

    "The Braves retaliated by plunking Harper in the next inning."

  4. 4

    (of a raven) To croak.

noun
  1. 1

    A noise that plunks.

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