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thunk

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[ thuhngk ]
/ θʌŋk /
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noun

an abrupt, dull sound: the thunk of a shutting window.

verb (used without object)

to make such a sound: The window thunked shut.

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Origin of thunk

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1945–50; blend of thud and clunk

Words nearby thunk

thunderstroke, thunderstruck, thundery, Thunen, Thuner See, thunk, Thur., Thurber, Thurber, James, Thurgau, thurible

Definition for thunk (2 of 2)

thunk2
[ thuhngk ]
/ θʌŋk /

verb Nonstandard.

a simple past tense and past participle of think1.
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Words related to thunk

bang, beat, blow, clout, clump, fall, flutter, hammer, hit, knock, poke, pound, pulse, rap, slap, smack, strike, throb, thwack, wallop

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British Dictionary definitions for thunk

thunk
/ (θʌŋk) /

noun, verb

informal another word for thud
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