: a flat hollow sound
thunked; thunking; thunks
: to produce a flat hollow sound : make a thunk
Examples of thunk in a Sentence
Noun
The book landed on the floor with a thunk.
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Jessica Iredale, airmail.news, 12 Feb. 2025
The paper input tray and cartridge access door don’t feel flimsy or especially fragile, and the outer cabinet yields a satisfactory thunk sound when tapped with extra force.
—David English, PCMAG, 20 Jan. 2025
Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Who woulda thunk, however, that Larry has such a good eye for spotting Asian babies?
—Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
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Noun
For those who miss the ritual of a cocktail—the thunk of ice against a beautiful tumbler, the pop, the fizz, and the raising of the glass—there are more and more substitutes every day, and some feel truly festive.
—Jessica Iredale, airmail.news, 12 Feb. 2025
The paper input tray and cartridge access door don’t feel flimsy or especially fragile, and the outer cabinet yields a satisfactory thunk sound when tapped with extra force.
—David English, PCMAG, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
The magnetic cable holders thunk satisfyingly onto the desktop and keep your cables from going astray.
—Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Who woulda thunk, however, that Larry has such a good eye for spotting Asian babies?
—Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Thunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thunk. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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