plunk

plʌŋk
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Translation of plunk into German,

Verb

1.

careless placement

tr.US
put something somewhere without great care
tr.US
  • He plunked his bag on the floor.Er warf seine Tasche auf den Boden.
2.

movement

intr.
sit down heavily and clumsily
intr.
sich fallen lassen sich plumpsen lassen sich setzen
  • She plunked herself on the chair.Sie ließ sich schwerfällig auf den Stuhl fallen.
3.

clumsy motion

tr.US
drop or throw something heavily with a dull sound
tr.US
  • He plunked the book onto the table.Er warf das Buch mit einem dumpfen Geräusch auf den Tisch.

Noun

1.

water drop

UK
short, sharp sound made by a small object falling into liquid
UK
  • The plunk of a pebble in the pond echoed..Das Plumps eines Kieselsteins im Teich hallte
2.

heavy landing

US
dull thud of something landing
US
Plumps mDumpfer Aufprall Plopp
  • The book fell with a plunk.Das Buch fiel mit einem Plumps.
3.

music

US
hollow twanging sound
US
Plonk klirrender Ton
  • The banjo made a plunk.Das Banjo erzeugte einen Plonk.

Adverb

1.

sound

US
with a short hollow thud
US
  • The book fell plunk onto the wooden floor.Das Buch fiel plumps auf den Holzboden.
2.

exactly

DatedUS
in an exact or precise manner
DatedUS
  • The ball landed plunk in the middle of the target.Der Ball landete genau in der Mitte des Ziels.
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Expressions with plunk: examples in English and translations in German

bezahlen
hinblättern
He plunked down fifty dollars for the ticket.
bezahlen für
zahlen für
She decided to plunk for the new dress.

Synonyms and analogies of plunk in English

Examples of plunk in a sentence

  • They plunked the books onto the shelf.
  • He plunked onto the sofa after work.
  • The tired child plunked down beside her bag.
  • She plunked her bag on the floor with a sigh.
  • The child plunked a stone into the pond, watching the ripples.
  • He plunked the banjo strings with enthusiasm.

Translations of "plunk" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
zupfenv.

She loves to plunk her guitar while sitting on the porch.

Sie liebt es, auf der Veranda sitzend ihre Gitarre zu zupfen.

plumpsenv.

The dog seemed to plunk its ball near me, hoping for a throw.

Der Hund schien seinen Ball in meine Nähe zu plumpsen, in der Hoffnung, dass ich ihn werfe.

hinschmeißenv.

Sometimes I would do anything plunk prefer and again start with the riding.

Manchmal würde ich alles am liebsten hinschmeißen und wieder mit dem Reiten anfangen.

schmeißenv.

My thoughts plunk themselves down before you.

Meine Gedanken schmeißen sich vor dich hin.

Noun
Plätschernn.

Each plunk of the ball in the fountain drew my attention.

Jedes Plätschern des Balls im Brunnen zog meine Aufmerksamkeit auf sich.

dasPlatschennn.

I heard a loud plunk when the cork fell into the bottle.

Ich hörte ein lautes Platschen, als der Korken in die Flasche fiel.

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plunk: Examples and translations in context

He can plunk a few chords on his ukulele quite well.

Er kann recht gut ein paar Akkorde auf seiner Ukulele zupfen.

On weekends, she would plunk her harp for the local events.

An den Wochenenden zupfte sie ihre Harfe bei lokalen Veranstaltungen.

I heard her plunk the strings gently, creating a soothing sound.

Ich hörte, wie sie sanft die Saiten zupfte und einen beruhigenden Klang erzeugte.

During practice, she would plunk the strings inconsistently, but it improved.

Während des Übens zupfte sie die Saiten unregelmäßig, aber es wurde besser.

Could you plunk that banjo a little louder in the next song?

Könntest du im nächsten Lied das Banjo etwas lauter zupfen?

The bedroom has comfy twin beds and room enough to plunk a child on an air mattress on the floor.

Das Schlafzimmer verfügt über bequeme Einzelbetten und Zimmer genug, um ein Kind auf einer Luftmatratze auf dem Boden zu zupfen.

That's why they didn't want him to come out and plunk the guitar with his teeth...

Deshalb sollte er die Saiten nicht mit den Zähnen zupfen,

He released the marble, and it rolled away with a gentle plunk.

Er ließ die Murmel los, und sie rollte mit einem sanften Plumpsen davon.

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