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Meanings of plunk in inglês

português
mergulhar
catalão
enfonsar-se
espanhol
desplomarse

Drop steeply.

mergulhar

Set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise.

Make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground.

Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion.

Usage of plunk in inglês
1
He'd always go plunk over to the left side of the road.
Tom Slade's Double Dare
2
Buy Right Before you plunk down your plastic, ask yourself a few questions.
Wired
3
I plunk the children in school nine days out of ten.
Fahrenheit 451
4
Don't plunk down all the money you've set aside for annuities at once.
Reuters
5
Maybe you aren't ready to sign the contract and plunk down the dough.
Ebony
6
But you'll find George on that little plunk of a rock.
The Runaway Asteroid
7
Bill said, 'Aye, aye, sir, give me time and I'll plunk her sure.'
A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" / From the Diary of Number Five of ...
8
The cork, punctured with short nails to give it weight, lands with a plunk.
Tommy's honor: the story of old tom morris and young tom morris,...
9
Plus, cities can plunk plants or even trees in the centers of these semi-diverters.
Wired
10
Gittes takes a handkerchief and wipes away the plunk of perspiration on his desk.
Chinatown
11
Give me some room, and I'll plunk it back in.
Dolly departed
12
The KCIA caught them, but the guy reached up, twisted a molar, and plunk!
Mortal Allies
13
One almost forgot there was war under the charm of that scene until plunk!
Soldier Silhouettes on Our Front
14
He could hear the soft plunk, plunk of her rubber heels on the marble steps.
The City of Fire
15
Feel my pulse: plunk-plunk-plunk-same as if I were asleep.
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
16
I'm glad there are dreamers not industry-drunk, surrounded by schemers whose god is the plunk.
Rippling Rhymes
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português
mergulhar
Plunk through the time
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