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plunk

[pluhngk] / plʌŋk /
VERB
throw down
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Plenty of you who regularly plunk down thousands for a business-class seat care about just one thing, of course: horizontal sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

The persistent plunk, plunk, plunk of icicles dripping into an aluminum gutter — a sound that is less birdsong than plumbing.

From Salon Mar. 1, 2026

Flaherty said he didn’t plunk Tatis on purpose, noting that it was only a two-run game at that point.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 7, 2024

That doleful mood pervades these interpretations: a sadly beautiful tone; an emotional climax that evaporates rather than reaching a resolution; a heartbreakingly simple plunk of high keys.

From New York Times Jan. 25, 2024

It was narrow, damp, and silent, except for the occasional plunk . . . plunk . . . plunk of water dripping.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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