PLUNKING Synonyms

• very large; of exceptional size for its kind

• not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft

• a cheap wine of inferior quality

• the noise of something dropping (as into liquid)

• set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise

• the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash

• with a short hollow thud

• drop something with a plopping sound

• drop with the sound of something falling into water

• set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise

• fall heavily

• set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise

• the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash

• with a short hollow thud

• drop something with a plopping sound

• drop with the sound of something falling into water

• set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise

• a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

• make a dull sound

• strike with a dull sound

• make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants

• a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)

• exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)

• cause to sound with a twang

• sound with a twang

• twitch or throb with pain

• pluck (strings of an instrument)

• pronounce with a nasal twang

• the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface

• make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

• a grouping of a number of similar things

• a compact mass

• a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

• make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

• come together as in a cluster or flock

• walk clumsily

• gather or cause to gather into a cluster

• a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

• make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

• a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall

• a headlong plunge into water

• a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft

• drop steeply

• plunge into water

• swim under water

• the person or thing chosen or selected

• the quantity of a crop that is harvested

• the best people or things in a group

• the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

• a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument

• a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material

• a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends

• a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body

• the act of choosing or selecting

• select carefully from a group

• look for and gather

• harass with constant criticism

• provoke

• remove in small bits

• remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

• pilfer or rob

• pay for something

• pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

• attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example

• hit lightly with a picking motion

• eat intermittently; take small bites of

• a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes

• an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party

• cover with planks

• set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise

• cook and serve on a plank

• a cheap wine of inferior quality

• the noise of something dropping (as into liquid)

• set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise

• the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury

• the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord

• pull or pull out sharply

• sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

• rip off; ask an unreasonable price

• pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

• strip of feathers

• look for and gather

• the sound of a sudden heavy fall

• straight down especially heavily or abruptly

• sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure

• drop sharply

• set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise

• make fat or plump

• give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number

• a brief swim in water

• a steep and rapid fall

• thrust or throw into

• drop steeply

• dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity

• begin with vigor

• cause to be immersed

• fall abruptly

• immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

• devote (oneself) fully to

• (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly