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thunk
1[ 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
11945–50; blend of
thud and
clunkWords nearby thunk
thunderstroke,
thunderstruck,
thundery,
Thunen,
Thuner See,
thunk,
Thur.,
Thurber,
Thurber, James,
Thurgau,
thurible Other definitions for thunk (2 of 2)
thunk2
[ thuhngk ]
/ θʌŋk /
verb Nonstandard.
a simple past tense and past participle of think1. Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Words related to thunk
bang,
beat,
blow,
clonk,
clout,
clump,
clunk,
fall,
flutter,
hammer,
hit,
knock,
plop,
poke,
pound,
pulse,
rap,
slap,
smack,
strike How to use thunk in a sentence
“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.
British Dictionary definitions for thunk
noun, verb
informal another word for thud Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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