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Mr. Tom Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Thud and Plunk

Hi

Would you say that thud and plunk carry exactly the same meaning? Which is more common among native speakers?

The lamp fell with a thud.

The lamp fell with a plunk/plonk.

Thanks,

Tom

PS: My dictionary tells me that plunk is also an adverb....the book fell plunk on the table.
  

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Hi, it's me again.

Please look at the wording of my initial question and tell me if I should write one after which? Or is it OK without one?

Which is more common...

Which one is more common...

Thanks,

Tom
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Which or which one works.

I can't see a significant difference between thud and plunk.
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Hi,



I'd say that 'thud' is much, much more common.



I don't even think of 'plunk' as a real word. I think of it in the same category as eg kerplunk, wham, pow, kersplat, boing.

Finally, I think of 'plunk' more as a sound similar to a string being plucked, eg on a guitar.



In my lexicon, 'plonk' means 'cheap wine'. [
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I would associate it more with something landing in liquid.
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Hi GG,

That sounds to me like 'plop'.

Clive
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That too.
Does "kerplunk" sound liquidy to you?
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Hi,

No, 'kerplunk' sounds more like the noise I usually hear when someone tosses an armadillo off a 10-storey building and it lands on the roof of my new BMW.

Clive
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CliveNo, 'kerplunk' sounds more like the noise I usually hear when someone tosses an armadillo off a 10-storey building and it lands on the roof of my new BMW.
Very droll.
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CliveI'd say that 'thud' is much, much more common.



I don't even think of 'plunk' as a real word. I think of it in the same category as eg kerplunk, wham, pow, kersplat, boing.
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