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thunk

1

[ thuhngk ]

noun

  1. an abrupt, dull sound:

    the thunk of a shutting window.



verb (used without object)

  1. to make such a sound:

    The window thunked shut.

thunk

2

[ thuhngk ]

verb

, Nonstandard.
  1. a simple past tense and past participle of think 1.

thunk

/ θʌŋk /

noun

  1. informal.
    another word for thud
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of thunk1

1945–50; blend of thud and clunk
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Example Sentences

“The thunk of each lever was as satisfying as closing the door of a vintage Mercedes,” wrote one.

The first time I saw it from the air… my jaw literally—thunk—hit the desk.

“Who would have thunk it,” said Madonna somewhat presciently when discussing her marriage to Guy Ritchie a couple of years ago.

I didn't thunk ob dat—but you could hab fixed it easy 'nough.

The only sound was the muffled thunk of the glass container against the concrete.

Something went whining and whistling over him, there was a thunk and a screech.

It's his own fault, lad—he should have thunk o' those things afore he consented to help on the job.

We already point with pride to some of the wonderful thoughts that our leading thinkists, with their thinkers, have thunk.

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