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[ thuhngk ] / θʌŋk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR thunk ON THESAURUS.COM
nounan abrupt, dull sound: the thunk of a shutting window. verb (used without object)to make such a sound: The window thunked shut. Origin of thunk11945–50; blend of thud and clunk Words nearby thunkthunderstroke, thunderstruck, thundery, Thunen, Thuner See, thunk, Thur., Thurber, Thurber, James, Thurgau, thurible Definition for thunk (2 of 2)[ thuhngk ] / θʌŋk /
verb Nonstandard.a simple past tense and past participle of think1. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thunk“The thunk of each lever was as satisfying as closing the door of a vintage Mercedes,” wrote one. RIP, Lever Voting Machines: Where Did Old Booths Go?|Eliza Shapiro|November 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST “Who would have thunk it,” said Madonna somewhat presciently when discussing her marriage to Guy Ritchie a couple of years ago. Why Madge Got Bored|Andrew Morton|October 15, 2008|DAILY BEAST Let all nature stand hushed and silent while I thunk a think. Frank Merriwell's Triumph|Burt L. Standish The Hindu boy swung with the flat of his bolo and there was a thunk as he connected. The Golden Skull|John Blaine
Dasinger was straightening up when he heard the thunk of the wrench. The Star Hyacinths|James H. Schmitz It came down with a satisfying "thunk" on Johnny Simms' head. Operation: Outer Space|William Fitzgerald Jenkins It's his own fault, lad—he should have thunk o' those things afore he consented to help on the job. To Alaska for Gold|Edward Stratemeyer
British Dictionary definitions for thunk
noun, verbinformal another word for thud Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to thunkbang, beat, blow, clout, clump, fall, flutter, hammer, hit, knock, poke, pound, pulse, rap, slap, smack, strike, throb, thwack, wallop |