thunk

Word Origin & History

sound of impact, attested from 1952, echoic.

Dasinger was straightening up when he heard the thunk of the wrench.

Let all nature stand hushed and silent while I thunk a think.

The Hindu boy swung with the flat of his bolo and there was a thunk as he connected.

"I've bin thinkin' of all them things, and I've thunk 'em out," said Shorty cheerfully.

It came down with a satisfying "thunk" on Johnny Simms' head.

Bless yer soul, D'rindy, they hed a hole ez big ez that thar piggin, afore I thunk ennything 'bout'n it.

It may be that he thunk Arch would be satisfied an draw up t rest.

Well, I thunk some more thinks just as punky as that, and then we settles it that I'm to hike over and take a squint, anyway.

Us used dem tomatoes for flowers, 'cause us thunk dem pretty red things would kill us or put de spell on us.

Sev'ral times I thunk de blood houn's am trailin' me and I gits in de big hurry.

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noun, verb dull crash; dull sound