The difference between Plunk and Thud
When used as nouns, plunk means the dull thud of something landing on a surface, whereas thud means the sound of a dull impact.
When used as verbs, plunk means to drop or throw something heavily onto or into something else, so that it makes a dull sound, whereas thud means to make the sound of a dull impact.
check bellow for the other definitions of Plunk and Thud
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Plunk as a verb (transitive):
To drop or throw something heavily onto or into something else, so that it makes a dull sound.
Examples:
"synonyms: flump thud"
"Enrique plunked his money down on the counter with a sigh and bellied up to the bar."
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Plunk as a verb (intransitive):
To land suddenly or heavily; to plump down.
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Plunk as a verb (transitive, baseball):
To intentionally hit the batter with a pitch.
Examples:
"The Braves retaliated by plunking Harper in the next inning."
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Plunk as a verb (intransitive, of a [[raven]]):
To croak.
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Plunk as a verb (transitive, music):
To pluck and quickly release (a musical string).
Examples:
"synonyms: twang"
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Plunk as a verb (ambitransitive, Scotland):
To be a truant from (school).
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Plunk as a noun:
The dull thud of something landing on a surface.
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Plunk as a noun (slang, obsolete):
A large sum of money.
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Plunk as a noun (slang, obsolete, US):
A dollar.
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Thud as a noun:
The sound of a dull impact.
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Thud as a noun (US, military, dated, _, slang):
Republic jet ground attack fighter.
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Thud as a verb:
To make the sound of a dull impact.