splunk

English

Etymology

Imitative; compare splash, splat, plunk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /splʌŋk/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ʌŋk

Interjection

splunk

1. The sound of something heavy landing in a liquid.
   • 2004, Ramona Crawford, Sabrina Says, page 162:

     A splunk, like a rock hitting water, brought him to a standstill, straining to hear.

   • 2005, Jory Simms, Welcome to Where?:

     Splunk! Mid-muse, Darcy was startled by a weird noise — something between a splat and a thunk. Pausing in her apple-picking, she looked around. Splunk! There it was again!

   • 2007, Lois Metzger, Be careful what you wish for:

     Was that the hose? Did they drop it in? Splunk. Something hit the water.

Anagrams

• Plunks, plunks