thunk

Definition of Thunk in English :

1. thunk

a dull hollow sound

Example Sentences:
'the basketball made a thunk as it hit the rim'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Thunk

noun, verb

informal another word for thud

noun

1.

an abrupt, muffled sound, as of an ax hitting a tree trunk

verb intransitive

2.

to make such a sound

verb transitive, verb intransitive Dialectal

pt. & pp. of

think1

n.

A dull, hollow sound: the thunk of a metal pipe striking a tree.

intr.v. thunked, thunk·ing, thunks

To make a dull, hollow sound: "Her hard shoes thunk on the stairs" (Carolyn Chute).

v.
Nonstandard

A past tense and a past participle of think.