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.

thunk

/ θʌŋk /

noun

1. informal,  another word for thud

Word History and Origins

Origin of thunk¹

1945–50; blend of thud and clunk

Example Sentences

One could read Crooker’s dismay at the American robin’s thumps and thunks against her windowpane as a rhyme for the name of a certain infamous conman turned populist demagogue.

From Salon

The Sheriff’s Department admitted in a news release that the gun might have actually fallen out of a squad car — thunk — onto the streets of Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

The venue fell silent as his final shot sailed toward the target, hitting with a thunk.

From Los Angeles Times

“Who would have thunk it would be so simple? It was a fluke,” Harris, now 79, told The Times in a recent interview.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s a gentle “thunk” as the bolt bounces off the whale, taking its nugget of tissue.

From BBC