splunk
English edit
Etymology edit
Imitative; compare splash, splat, plunk.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /splʌŋk/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ʌŋk
Interjection edit
splunk
- 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.