Definition of plunk in English:

plunk

verb plʌŋkpləŋk

informal

1no object Play a keyboard or plucked stringed instrument in an inexpressive way.
（尤指毫无表现力地）弹奏（键盘乐器），拨奏（弦乐器）
I got a guitar when I was twelve and started plunking away on it
Example sentencesExamples
- As a child, I took a few violin and piano lessons but never got past awkward plucking and plunking.
- They walked in, picked up their instruments and Nick started plinking and plunking at the piano.
- Even during casual conversation he plunks out impromptu background music.
- ‘She never has any,’ David said, picking up an old worn acoustic that my grandfather gave me when I was a kid, and plunking through some tunes.
- I remember struggling to plunk out the tunes on the family piano.
- However, it's impossible not to be struck by the confidence of the production and the performers, who open the show as a ramshackle band plunking out a handful of traditional songs.
- When she was four she sat down at the family piano and plunked out a shockingly respectable rendition of ‘Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head.’
- Father brought home an old harpsichord, and we even tried to teach ourselves how to play, sitting side by side in the parlor, my right hand and his left hand, plunking away at the keys.
- That's all right; I was just plunking a few notes.
- And she is slowly plunking out the melody now, a pretty thing.
- His fingers plunked dully on the wrong key, and the young man wrenched his attention away and resumed his disjointed playing to the end of the piece.
- The tune plunked out on the pianoforte was ridiculously simple, and even then, Clara made many obvious mistakes, creating chords that were hurtful to the ear.
Synonyms
strum, pick, thrum, twang, finger
2US with object Hit (someone) abruptly.
〈美〉猛然击打（人）
he plunked him in the back
Example sentencesExamples
- But through 42 games, Giants hitters had been plunked 13 times, which projects to 50 for the season.
- Next thing I knew I was plunked a millimetre above the elbow.
- I should mention that while I was critiquing my work, a dog started to trot across the park, but I managed to plunk him in the head with an acorn before he could wreck my work.
- Their veteran is closing in on 3,000 safeties, while setting a painful record for most times being plunked by a pitch
- Meanwhile, Kramer's away at a baseball camp where he plunks Joe.
- These days, inside pitches, many of which plunk a hitter, are delivered in retaliation for a teammate who was plunked or knocked to the ground by a baserunner while trying to turn a double play.
- One thing that's very different for Johnson this season is that he's standing further off the plate, with one of the results being that he's yet to get hit by a pitch after being plunked 12 times last year.
Synonyms
bang, slam, crash, thump, sling, fling
3North American with object and adverbial Set down heavily or abruptly.
〈主北美〉重重放下，突然放下
she plunked her pack on top of the bar
她把包裹重重地放在酒吧柜台上。
Example sentencesExamples
- However, landscaping with stones is not as easy as plunking down some rocks into the middle of a group of plants.
- A refill of coffee was plunked down in front of her.
- After bringing the food, the proprietor plunked down a linen-lined basket of the most excellent slices of still-warm baguette that I've had in Paris.
- A second later he heard steps on the stairs, and popped his head over the back of the couch to see Kate plunking down the stairs fiddling with the straps on her dress.
- All of a sudden, I heard someone coming into the room just as I was plunking down my drink on my shelf.
- Rudy laughed, plunking his beer glass on the bar.
- Then get him a ride home, or failing that, plunk him on the nearest sofa.
- Mr. Wilder headed upstairs for bed, and Kate wandered back over to her couch, plunking down in it and picking up her dog-eared book.
- Dominic picked me up off his lap and plunked me on the floor.
- She leans over, elbows plunking on the table, face falling into her hands.
- It's her hometown, but she's as lost as if she'd been plunked down in the middle of a rainforest.
- The orphanage worker led her into his office, and she plunked down ten thousand dollars - in cash - on the desk.
- There is no argument from him when aunties bundle him off to the house, to quickly change his clothes, and then plunk him onto the back seat of the car next to his mother.
- Chelsea, you could easily get pneumonia in this weather,’ I yelled, whipping off my baseball cap and plunking it on top of her head.
- ‘Two pounds,’ Dad repeats, plunking the coins onto the counter in disbelief.
Synonyms
put down, put, set, set down, lay down, deposit, position, plant, rest, stand, sit, settle, station, situate, leave, stow, prop, lean
1. 3.1plunk something down Pay a sum of money.
  I plunked down £14.95 for the new paperback edition
  我花费了$24. 95买了这本新平装书。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I plunked down $25 at a record swap a few years ago for it; it was one of those events where I'd traveled an hour to get there, but lost all motivation to buy anything after looking around for a few minutes.
  For prospective buyers, full disclosure of a home's history should be seen as a tip off that a certified home inspector be called in before the buyer plunks down any cash.
  By offering bonus goodies on the Web accessible only by those who purchase the disc, the reasoning goes, fans will be more apt to plunk their money down for a legitimate copy, rather than resort to mp3-swapping.
  Both Monday and Tuesday, more than 100 guests with an appetite for scintillating conversation and yummy fare plunked down a minimum $200 each for dinner with a supreme personality.
  Honestly, without Martha, why plunk down $28 for 12 issues?
  At 18, she plunked down the money she'd been saving for years to buy a train ticket to Manhattan and leave her cow town behind.
  Instead, he is plunking down a little cash and a lot of stock to buy a bank in Britain, where competition for customers is fierce and the pound has been strong against the euro.
  At least make sure you're plunking down those extra bucks for the plan that serves you best.
  Within a week, he had plunked down $70 to secure an internet domain name.
  After plunking down upwards of 300 bucks for the system, don't we have the right to play games that push the technological envelope?
  Within weeks, Mann plunked down $149 for a set-top box that lets her receive the free, over-the-air signals.
  Consumers are plunking down cash and credit on sales counters from coast to coast.
  Instead, he plunked down his scarce money for a brand-new $2,800 computer, plus $1, 500 in software, for everyone he hired.
  It looked like real protection so I plunked down the thirty bucks and waited.
  Poker players from all over the globe have plunked down the $10,000 it takes to compete in the world's most prestigious poker tournament.
  He recommends that consumers think about noise when plunking their cash down on items such as car alarms (bar locks work just as well), or gas mowers, which are far noisier than their electric cousins.
  Thousands of women flocked to cosmetic counters, plunking down millions, only to be disappointed.
  I thought, jeez I can't plunk down $1400 up front!
  Well, while I never actually plunked any money down to support Jerry's particular dream, I did take in the odd feature at the revamped picture palace.
  After all, Ellison just plunked down $80 million to sponsor a team in the America's Cup challenge in 2003.
  He recently plunked down $65,000 of his own funds to purchase an 83,000-square-foot building and is looking to raise $6 million to renovate it.
  In the last six months, investors have plunked down more than $57 billion for European telecom properties.

noun plʌŋkpləŋk

informal

1The sound made by abruptly plucking a string of a stringed instrument.
（猛然拨弦发出的）叮冬声
the singing was punctuated by the plunks of the guitar
Example sentencesExamples
- Between songs he crouches and we can all hear the plunk plunk of strings being tuned.
- This song is the opening track, and the steady plunk of the keyboard draws me into the song and doesn't let go until the final breath of the vocals fade.
- Double bassist Paul Harris marvelously played throughout the work, even after his G-string (the one on the double bass, please) snapped with a loud plunk.
- Meantime, piano practice is a peculiar process, with an occasional plunk as my little finger fails to function as it ought, each plunk closely followed by one of a selection of mild curse words from me.
2US A heavy blow.
〈美〉重击
Example sentencesExamples
- Colorado pitchers put the Astros lifer over the top, delivering his last five plunks, three by Jason Jennings.
- Suddenly I felt a soft plunk of warm, gooey mashed potatoes hit my head.

Origin

Early 19th century: probably imitative.

Rhymes

bunk, chunk, clunk, drunk, dunk, flunk, funk, gunk, hunk, Monck, monk, shrunk, skunk, slunk, stunk, sunk, thunk, trunk

Definition of plunk in US English:

plunk

verbpləŋkpləNGk

informal

1no object Play a keyboard or plucked stringed instrument, especially in an inexpressive or unskilled way.
（尤指毫无表现力地）弹奏（键盘乐器），拨奏（弦乐器）
Example sentencesExamples
- His fingers plunked dully on the wrong key, and the young man wrenched his attention away and resumed his disjointed playing to the end of the piece.
- The tune plunked out on the pianoforte was ridiculously simple, and even then, Clara made many obvious mistakes, creating chords that were hurtful to the ear.
- As a child, I took a few violin and piano lessons but never got past awkward plucking and plunking.
- They walked in, picked up their instruments and Nick started plinking and plunking at the piano.
- When she was four she sat down at the family piano and plunked out a shockingly respectable rendition of ‘Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head.’
- And she is slowly plunking out the melody now, a pretty thing.
- Father brought home an old harpsichord, and we even tried to teach ourselves how to play, sitting side by side in the parlor, my right hand and his left hand, plunking away at the keys.
- That's all right; I was just plunking a few notes.
- Even during casual conversation he plunks out impromptu background music.
- ‘She never has any,’ David said, picking up an old worn acoustic that my grandfather gave me when I was a kid, and plunking through some tunes.
- I remember struggling to plunk out the tunes on the family piano.
- However, it's impossible not to be struck by the confidence of the production and the performers, who open the show as a ramshackle band plunking out a handful of traditional songs.
Synonyms
strum, pick, thrum, twang, finger
2US with object Hit (someone) abruptly.
〈美〉猛然击打（人）
Example sentencesExamples
- I should mention that while I was critiquing my work, a dog started to trot across the park, but I managed to plunk him in the head with an acorn before he could wreck my work.
- These days, inside pitches, many of which plunk a hitter, are delivered in retaliation for a teammate who was plunked or knocked to the ground by a baserunner while trying to turn a double play.
- One thing that's very different for Johnson this season is that he's standing further off the plate, with one of the results being that he's yet to get hit by a pitch after being plunked 12 times last year.
- But through 42 games, Giants hitters had been plunked 13 times, which projects to 50 for the season.
- Their veteran is closing in on 3,000 safeties, while setting a painful record for most times being plunked by a pitch
- Meanwhile, Kramer's away at a baseball camp where he plunks Joe.
- Next thing I knew I was plunked a millimetre above the elbow.
Synonyms
bang, slam, crash, thump, sling, fling
3North American with object and adverbial Put or set (something) down heavily or abruptly.
〈主北美〉重重放下，突然放下
she plunked her purse on top of the bar
她把包裹重重地放在酒吧柜台上。
Example sentencesExamples
- Chelsea, you could easily get pneumonia in this weather,’ I yelled, whipping off my baseball cap and plunking it on top of her head.
- All of a sudden, I heard someone coming into the room just as I was plunking down my drink on my shelf.
- Then get him a ride home, or failing that, plunk him on the nearest sofa.
- ‘Two pounds,’ Dad repeats, plunking the coins onto the counter in disbelief.
- A refill of coffee was plunked down in front of her.
- Mr. Wilder headed upstairs for bed, and Kate wandered back over to her couch, plunking down in it and picking up her dog-eared book.
- There is no argument from him when aunties bundle him off to the house, to quickly change his clothes, and then plunk him onto the back seat of the car next to his mother.
- Dominic picked me up off his lap and plunked me on the floor.
- After bringing the food, the proprietor plunked down a linen-lined basket of the most excellent slices of still-warm baguette that I've had in Paris.
- Rudy laughed, plunking his beer glass on the bar.
- She leans over, elbows plunking on the table, face falling into her hands.
- A second later he heard steps on the stairs, and popped his head over the back of the couch to see Kate plunking down the stairs fiddling with the straps on her dress.
- However, landscaping with stones is not as easy as plunking down some rocks into the middle of a group of plants.
- The orphanage worker led her into his office, and she plunked down ten thousand dollars - in cash - on the desk.
- It's her hometown, but she's as lost as if she'd been plunked down in the middle of a rainforest.
Synonyms
put down, put, set, set down, lay down, deposit, position, plant, rest, stand, sit, settle, station, situate, leave, stow, prop, lean
1. 3.1 Pay (money) on the spot or abruptly.
  I gladly plunked down my ten dollars
  Example sentencesExamples
  At least make sure you're plunking down those extra bucks for the plan that serves you best.
  He recommends that consumers think about noise when plunking their cash down on items such as car alarms (bar locks work just as well), or gas mowers, which are far noisier than their electric cousins.
  Honestly, without Martha, why plunk down $28 for 12 issues?
  For prospective buyers, full disclosure of a home's history should be seen as a tip off that a certified home inspector be called in before the buyer plunks down any cash.
  By offering bonus goodies on the Web accessible only by those who purchase the disc, the reasoning goes, fans will be more apt to plunk their money down for a legitimate copy, rather than resort to mp3-swapping.
  Instead, he plunked down his scarce money for a brand-new $2,800 computer, plus $1, 500 in software, for everyone he hired.
  Consumers are plunking down cash and credit on sales counters from coast to coast.
  I plunked down $25 at a record swap a few years ago for it; it was one of those events where I'd traveled an hour to get there, but lost all motivation to buy anything after looking around for a few minutes.
  After all, Ellison just plunked down $80 million to sponsor a team in the America's Cup challenge in 2003.
  Poker players from all over the globe have plunked down the $10,000 it takes to compete in the world's most prestigious poker tournament.
  In the last six months, investors have plunked down more than $57 billion for European telecom properties.
  Thousands of women flocked to cosmetic counters, plunking down millions, only to be disappointed.
  It looked like real protection so I plunked down the thirty bucks and waited.
  He recently plunked down $65,000 of his own funds to purchase an 83,000-square-foot building and is looking to raise $6 million to renovate it.
  Instead, he is plunking down a little cash and a lot of stock to buy a bank in Britain, where competition for customers is fierce and the pound has been strong against the euro.
  At 18, she plunked down the money she'd been saving for years to buy a train ticket to Manhattan and leave her cow town behind.
  Well, while I never actually plunked any money down to support Jerry's particular dream, I did take in the odd feature at the revamped picture palace.
  Both Monday and Tuesday, more than 100 guests with an appetite for scintillating conversation and yummy fare plunked down a minimum $200 each for dinner with a supreme personality.
  I thought, jeez I can't plunk down $1400 up front!
  Within a week, he had plunked down $70 to secure an internet domain name.
  After plunking down upwards of 300 bucks for the system, don't we have the right to play games that push the technological envelope?
  Within weeks, Mann plunked down $149 for a set-top box that lets her receive the free, over-the-air signals.
2. 3.2plunk oneself down Sit down in a hurried or undignified way.
  she plunks herself down on the stool
  Example sentencesExamples
  I insisted, plunking myself down in one of the armchairs and sinking into its comfy goodness.
  She plunked herself down in a seat and took out her books.
  Emma plunked herself down at the table and rested her chin in her hands.
  Finally finding an unoccupied table, she plunked herself down.
  Joss plunked herself down behind one desk, and I took the other.
  Jennifer plunked herself down on a nearby bench.
  And, while I don't generally go out of my way to buy kids books, I have no qualms about going to the library, plunking myself down in the kids section, and reading a few books.
  ‘Gotta email someone,’ Declan replied, plunking himself down onto the swivel chair.
  She had just dozed off on the waiting room sofa when she was suddenly awakened by the presence of someone plunking themselves down beside her.
  The tall dark man plunked himself down on the couch by the window.
  The little girl made her way to the table on the other side of the hearth and plunked herself down on the bench she always sat on at mealtimes.
  Laurel walked over to him and plunked herself down on his lap.
  ‘You're annoying sometimes, too,’ mused Jenna aloud, plunking herself down beside Clara.
  I stopped almost as abruptly as I had begun, and plunked myself down on the ground where I stood.
  He plunks himself down on the desk, maintaining eye contact.
  I took his advice and plunked myself down on a nice patio and thoroughly enjoyed an Italian meal in the evening sunshine.
  Eddie plunks himself down in the matching chair beside her.
  And then I went out into the lobby area and plunked myself down on one of the couches near the front desk.
  Brandon plunked himself down into a chair; his legs sprawled out before him, and stared at his feet.
  ‘Hey,’ he said, plunking himself down in the chair across from mine.

nounpləŋkpləNGk

informal

1The sound made by abruptly plucking a string of a stringed instrument.
（猛然拨弦发出的）叮冬声
Example sentencesExamples
- Double bassist Paul Harris marvelously played throughout the work, even after his G-string (the one on the double bass, please) snapped with a loud plunk.
- Meantime, piano practice is a peculiar process, with an occasional plunk as my little finger fails to function as it ought, each plunk closely followed by one of a selection of mild curse words from me.
- Between songs he crouches and we can all hear the plunk plunk of strings being tuned.
- This song is the opening track, and the steady plunk of the keyboard draws me into the song and doesn't let go until the final breath of the vocals fade.
2US A heavy blow.
〈美〉重击
Example sentencesExamples
- Suddenly I felt a soft plunk of warm, gooey mashed potatoes hit my head.
- Colorado pitchers put the Astros lifer over the top, delivering his last five plunks, three by Jason Jennings.

Origin

Early 19th century: probably imitative.

词汇	plunk
释义	Definition of plunk in English: plunk verb plʌŋkpləŋk informal 1no object Play a keyboard or plucked stringed instrument in an inexpressive way. （尤指毫无表现力地）弹奏（键盘乐器），拨奏（弦乐器） I got a guitar when I was twelve and started plunking away on it Example sentencesExamples As a child, I took a few violin and piano lessons but never got past awkward plucking and plunking. They walked in, picked up their instruments and Nick started plinking and plunking at the piano. Even during casual conversation he plunks out impromptu background music. ‘She never has any,’ David said, picking up an old worn acoustic that my grandfather gave me when I was a kid, and plunking through some tunes. I remember struggling to plunk out the tunes on the family piano. However, it's impossible not to be struck by the confidence of the production and the performers, who open the show as a ramshackle band plunking out a handful of traditional songs. When she was four she sat down at the family piano and plunked out a shockingly respectable rendition of ‘Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head.’ Father brought home an old harpsichord, and we even tried to teach ourselves how to play, sitting side by side in the parlor, my right hand and his left hand, plunking away at the keys. That's all right; I was just plunking a few notes. And she is slowly plunking out the melody now, a pretty thing. His fingers plunked dully on the wrong key, and the young man wrenched his attention away and resumed his disjointed playing to the end of the piece. The tune plunked out on the pianoforte was ridiculously simple, and even then, Clara made many obvious mistakes, creating chords that were hurtful to the ear. Synonyms strum, pick, thrum, twang, finger 2US with object Hit (someone) abruptly. 〈美〉猛然击打（人） he plunked him in the back Example sentencesExamples But through 42 games, Giants hitters had been plunked 13 times, which projects to 50 for the season. Next thing I knew I was plunked a millimetre above the elbow. I should mention that while I was critiquing my work, a dog started to trot across the park, but I managed to plunk him in the head with an acorn before he could wreck my work. Their veteran is closing in on 3,000 safeties, while setting a painful record for most times being plunked by a pitch Meanwhile, Kramer's away at a baseball camp where he plunks Joe. These days, inside pitches, many of which plunk a hitter, are delivered in retaliation for a teammate who was plunked or knocked to the ground by a baserunner while trying to turn a double play. One thing that's very different for Johnson this season is that he's standing further off the plate, with one of the results being that he's yet to get hit by a pitch after being plunked 12 times last year. Synonyms bang, slam, crash, thump, sling, fling 3North American with object and adverbial Set down heavily or abruptly. 〈主北美〉重重放下，突然放下 she plunked her pack on top of the bar 她把包裹重重地放在酒吧柜台上。 Example sentencesExamples However, landscaping with stones is not as easy as plunking down some rocks into the middle of a group of plants. A refill of coffee was plunked down in front of her. After bringing the food, the proprietor plunked down a linen-lined basket of the most excellent slices of still-warm baguette that I've had in Paris. A second later he heard steps on the stairs, and popped his head over the back of the couch to see Kate plunking down the stairs fiddling with the straps on her dress. All of a sudden, I heard someone coming into the room just as I was plunking down my drink on my shelf. Rudy laughed, plunking his beer glass on the bar. Then get him a ride home, or failing that, plunk him on the nearest sofa. Mr. Wilder headed upstairs for bed, and Kate wandered back over to her couch, plunking down in it and picking up her dog-eared book. Dominic picked me up off his lap and plunked me on the floor. She leans over, elbows plunking on the table, face falling into her hands. It's her hometown, but she's as lost as if she'd been plunked down in the middle of a rainforest. The orphanage worker led her into his office, and she plunked down ten thousand dollars - in cash - on the desk. There is no argument from him when aunties bundle him off to the house, to quickly change his clothes, and then plunk him onto the back seat of the car next to his mother. Chelsea, you could easily get pneumonia in this weather,’ I yelled, whipping off my baseball cap and plunking it on top of her head. ‘Two pounds,’ Dad repeats, plunking the coins onto the counter in disbelief. Synonyms put down, put, set, set down, lay down, deposit, position, plant, rest, stand, sit, settle, station, situate, leave, stow, prop, lean 3.1plunk something down Pay a sum of money. I plunked down £14.95 for the new paperback edition 我花费了$24. 95买了这本新平装书。 Example sentencesExamples I plunked down $25 at a record swap a few years ago for it; it was one of those events where I'd traveled an hour to get there, but lost all motivation to buy anything after looking around for a few minutes. For prospective buyers, full disclosure of a home's history should be seen as a tip off that a certified home inspector be called in before the buyer plunks down any cash. By offering bonus goodies on the Web accessible only by those who purchase the disc, the reasoning goes, fans will be more apt to plunk their money down for a legitimate copy, rather than resort to mp3-swapping. Both Monday and Tuesday, more than 100 guests with an appetite for scintillating conversation and yummy fare plunked down a minimum $200 each for dinner with a supreme personality. Honestly, without Martha, why plunk down $28 for 12 issues? At 18, she plunked down the money she'd been saving for years to buy a train ticket to Manhattan and leave her cow town behind. Instead, he is plunking down a little cash and a lot of stock to buy a bank in Britain, where competition for customers is fierce and the pound has been strong against the euro. At least make sure you're plunking down those extra bucks for the plan that serves you best. Within a week, he had plunked down $70 to secure an internet domain name. After plunking down upwards of 300 bucks for the system, don't we have the right to play games that push the technological envelope? Within weeks, Mann plunked down $149 for a set-top box that lets her receive the free, over-the-air signals. Consumers are plunking down cash and credit on sales counters from coast to coast. Instead, he plunked down his scarce money for a brand-new $2,800 computer, plus $1, 500 in software, for everyone he hired. It looked like real protection so I plunked down the thirty bucks and waited. Poker players from all over the globe have plunked down the $10,000 it takes to compete in the world's most prestigious poker tournament. He recommends that consumers think about noise when plunking their cash down on items such as car alarms (bar locks work just as well), or gas mowers, which are far noisier than their electric cousins. Thousands of women flocked to cosmetic counters, plunking down millions, only to be disappointed. I thought, jeez I can't plunk down $1400 up front! Well, while I never actually plunked any money down to support Jerry's particular dream, I did take in the odd feature at the revamped picture palace. After all, Ellison just plunked down $80 million to sponsor a team in the America's Cup challenge in 2003. He recently plunked down $65,000 of his own funds to purchase an 83,000-square-foot building and is looking to raise $6 million to renovate it. In the last six months, investors have plunked down more than $57 billion for European telecom properties. noun plʌŋkpləŋk informal 1The sound made by abruptly plucking a string of a stringed instrument. （猛然拨弦发出的）叮冬声 the singing was punctuated by the plunks of the guitar Example sentencesExamples Between songs he crouches and we can all hear the plunk plunk of strings being tuned. This song is the opening track, and the steady plunk of the keyboard draws me into the song and doesn't let go until the final breath of the vocals fade. Double bassist Paul Harris marvelously played throughout the work, even after his G-string (the one on the double bass, please) snapped with a loud plunk. Meantime, piano practice is a peculiar process, with an occasional plunk as my little finger fails to function as it ought, each plunk closely followed by one of a selection of mild curse words from me. 2US A heavy blow. 〈美〉重击 Example sentencesExamples Colorado pitchers put the Astros lifer over the top, delivering his last five plunks, three by Jason Jennings. Suddenly I felt a soft plunk of warm, gooey mashed potatoes hit my head. Origin Early 19th century: probably imitative. Rhymes bunk, chunk, clunk, drunk, dunk, flunk, funk, gunk, hunk, Monck, monk, shrunk, skunk, slunk, stunk, sunk, thunk, trunk Definition of plunk in US English: plunk verbpləŋkpləNGk informal 1no object Play a keyboard or plucked stringed instrument, especially in an inexpressive or unskilled way. （尤指毫无表现力地）弹奏（键盘乐器），拨奏（弦乐器） Example sentencesExamples His fingers plunked dully on the wrong key, and the young man wrenched his attention away and resumed his disjointed playing to the end of the piece. The tune plunked out on the pianoforte was ridiculously simple, and even then, Clara made many obvious mistakes, creating chords that were hurtful to the ear. As a child, I took a few violin and piano lessons but never got past awkward plucking and plunking. They walked in, picked up their instruments and Nick started plinking and plunking at the piano. When she was four she sat down at the family piano and plunked out a shockingly respectable rendition of ‘Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head.’ And she is slowly plunking out the melody now, a pretty thing. Father brought home an old harpsichord, and we even tried to teach ourselves how to play, sitting side by side in the parlor, my right hand and his left hand, plunking away at the keys. That's all right; I was just plunking a few notes. Even during casual conversation he plunks out impromptu background music. ‘She never has any,’ David said, picking up an old worn acoustic that my grandfather gave me when I was a kid, and plunking through some tunes. I remember struggling to plunk out the tunes on the family piano. However, it's impossible not to be struck by the confidence of the production and the performers, who open the show as a ramshackle band plunking out a handful of traditional songs. Synonyms strum, pick, thrum, twang, finger 2US with object Hit (someone) abruptly. 〈美〉猛然击打（人） Example sentencesExamples I should mention that while I was critiquing my work, a dog started to trot across the park, but I managed to plunk him in the head with an acorn before he could wreck my work. These days, inside pitches, many of which plunk a hitter, are delivered in retaliation for a teammate who was plunked or knocked to the ground by a baserunner while trying to turn a double play. One thing that's very different for Johnson this season is that he's standing further off the plate, with one of the results being that he's yet to get hit by a pitch after being plunked 12 times last year. But through 42 games, Giants hitters had been plunked 13 times, which projects to 50 for the season. Their veteran is closing in on 3,000 safeties, while setting a painful record for most times being plunked by a pitch Meanwhile, Kramer's away at a baseball camp where he plunks Joe. Next thing I knew I was plunked a millimetre above the elbow. Synonyms bang, slam, crash, thump, sling, fling 3North American with object and adverbial Put or set (something) down heavily or abruptly. 〈主北美〉重重放下，突然放下 she plunked her purse on top of the bar 她把包裹重重地放在酒吧柜台上。 Example sentencesExamples Chelsea, you could easily get pneumonia in this weather,’ I yelled, whipping off my baseball cap and plunking it on top of her head. All of a sudden, I heard someone coming into the room just as I was plunking down my drink on my shelf. Then get him a ride home, or failing that, plunk him on the nearest sofa. ‘Two pounds,’ Dad repeats, plunking the coins onto the counter in disbelief. A refill of coffee was plunked down in front of her. Mr. Wilder headed upstairs for bed, and Kate wandered back over to her couch, plunking down in it and picking up her dog-eared book. There is no argument from him when aunties bundle him off to the house, to quickly change his clothes, and then plunk him onto the back seat of the car next to his mother. Dominic picked me up off his lap and plunked me on the floor. After bringing the food, the proprietor plunked down a linen-lined basket of the most excellent slices of still-warm baguette that I've had in Paris. Rudy laughed, plunking his beer glass on the bar. She leans over, elbows plunking on the table, face falling into her hands. A second later he heard steps on the stairs, and popped his head over the back of the couch to see Kate plunking down the stairs fiddling with the straps on her dress. However, landscaping with stones is not as easy as plunking down some rocks into the middle of a group of plants. The orphanage worker led her into his office, and she plunked down ten thousand dollars - in cash - on the desk. It's her hometown, but she's as lost as if she'd been plunked down in the middle of a rainforest. Synonyms put down, put, set, set down, lay down, deposit, position, plant, rest, stand, sit, settle, station, situate, leave, stow, prop, lean 3.1 Pay (money) on the spot or abruptly. I gladly plunked down my ten dollars Example sentencesExamples At least make sure you're plunking down those extra bucks for the plan that serves you best. He recommends that consumers think about noise when plunking their cash down on items such as car alarms (bar locks work just as well), or gas mowers, which are far noisier than their electric cousins. Honestly, without Martha, why plunk down $28 for 12 issues? For prospective buyers, full disclosure of a home's history should be seen as a tip off that a certified home inspector be called in before the buyer plunks down any cash. By offering bonus goodies on the Web accessible only by those who purchase the disc, the reasoning goes, fans will be more apt to plunk their money down for a legitimate copy, rather than resort to mp3-swapping. Instead, he plunked down his scarce money for a brand-new $2,800 computer, plus $1, 500 in software, for everyone he hired. Consumers are plunking down cash and credit on sales counters from coast to coast. I plunked down $25 at a record swap a few years ago for it; it was one of those events where I'd traveled an hour to get there, but lost all motivation to buy anything after looking around for a few minutes. After all, Ellison just plunked down $80 million to sponsor a team in the America's Cup challenge in 2003. Poker players from all over the globe have plunked down the $10,000 it takes to compete in the world's most prestigious poker tournament. In the last six months, investors have plunked down more than $57 billion for European telecom properties. Thousands of women flocked to cosmetic counters, plunking down millions, only to be disappointed. It looked like real protection so I plunked down the thirty bucks and waited. He recently plunked down $65,000 of his own funds to purchase an 83,000-square-foot building and is looking to raise $6 million to renovate it. Instead, he is plunking down a little cash and a lot of stock to buy a bank in Britain, where competition for customers is fierce and the pound has been strong against the euro. At 18, she plunked down the money she'd been saving for years to buy a train ticket to Manhattan and leave her cow town behind. Well, while I never actually plunked any money down to support Jerry's particular dream, I did take in the odd feature at the revamped picture palace. Both Monday and Tuesday, more than 100 guests with an appetite for scintillating conversation and yummy fare plunked down a minimum $200 each for dinner with a supreme personality. I thought, jeez I can't plunk down $1400 up front! Within a week, he had plunked down $70 to secure an internet domain name. After plunking down upwards of 300 bucks for the system, don't we have the right to play games that push the technological envelope? Within weeks, Mann plunked down $149 for a set-top box that lets her receive the free, over-the-air signals. 3.2plunk oneself down Sit down in a hurried or undignified way. she plunks herself down on the stool Example sentencesExamples I insisted, plunking myself down in one of the armchairs and sinking into its comfy goodness. She plunked herself down in a seat and took out her books. Emma plunked herself down at the table and rested her chin in her hands. Finally finding an unoccupied table, she plunked herself down. Joss plunked herself down behind one desk, and I took the other. Jennifer plunked herself down on a nearby bench. And, while I don't generally go out of my way to buy kids books, I have no qualms about going to the library, plunking myself down in the kids section, and reading a few books. ‘Gotta email someone,’ Declan replied, plunking himself down onto the swivel chair. She had just dozed off on the waiting room sofa when she was suddenly awakened by the presence of someone plunking themselves down beside her. The tall dark man plunked himself down on the couch by the window. The little girl made her way to the table on the other side of the hearth and plunked herself down on the bench she always sat on at mealtimes. Laurel walked over to him and plunked herself down on his lap. ‘You're annoying sometimes, too,’ mused Jenna aloud, plunking herself down beside Clara. I stopped almost as abruptly as I had begun, and plunked myself down on the ground where I stood. He plunks himself down on the desk, maintaining eye contact. I took his advice and plunked myself down on a nice patio and thoroughly enjoyed an Italian meal in the evening sunshine. Eddie plunks himself down in the matching chair beside her. And then I went out into the lobby area and plunked myself down on one of the couches near the front desk. Brandon plunked himself down into a chair; his legs sprawled out before him, and stared at his feet. ‘Hey,’ he said, plunking himself down in the chair across from mine. nounpləŋkpləNGk informal 1The sound made by abruptly plucking a string of a stringed instrument. （猛然拨弦发出的）叮冬声 Example sentencesExamples Double bassist Paul Harris marvelously played throughout the work, even after his G-string (the one on the double bass, please) snapped with a loud plunk. Meantime, piano practice is a peculiar process, with an occasional plunk as my little finger fails to function as it ought, each plunk closely followed by one of a selection of mild curse words from me. Between songs he crouches and we can all hear the plunk plunk of strings being tuned. This song is the opening track, and the steady plunk of the keyboard draws me into the song and doesn't let go until the final breath of the vocals fade. 2US A heavy blow. 〈美〉重击 Example sentencesExamples Suddenly I felt a soft plunk of warm, gooey mashed potatoes hit my head. Colorado pitchers put the Astros lifer over the top, delivering his last five plunks, three by Jason Jennings. Origin Early 19th century: probably imitative.
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