: 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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David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
Whip pan, accented with the anxious thunk thunk thunk of Jon Batiste’s percussive score.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2024
Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
Who woulda thunk that vinyl would be a perfectly good gift in 2023?
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2023
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Noun
The venue fell silent as his final shot sailed toward the target, hitting with a thunk.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
Whip pan, accented with the anxious thunk thunk thunk of Jon Batiste’s percussive score.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2024
Verb
Who woulda thunk, however, that Larry has such a good eye for spotting Asian babies?
—Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
Who woulda thunk that vinyl would be a perfectly good gift in 2023?
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2023
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“Thunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thunk. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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