thunk

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  1. noun A dull, hollow sound: the thunk of a metal pipe striking a tree.
  2. intransitive verb To make a dull, hollow sound: "Her hard shoes thunk on the stairs” (Carolyn Chute).
  3. verb Nonstandard A past tense and a past participle of think.

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  • “I can almost see Colorado Shout when you spot something You too.” The clock ticked thunk, thunk, thunk , once a second. —  Without Fail by Lee Child
  • Another solid thunk, the way a car door should sound, not the tinny sound of the last Jap coupe he'd boosted. —  AHMM,July-August2006
  • Then another thunk, and his right leg felt as if it had been cut clean to the bone. —  F ;SF - vol 105 issue 02 - August 2003
  • Now they're in with Mr. Shepherd Ka-thunk ka-thunk Aw gross. —  Asimov's SF - February2006
  • He climbed into the Cherokee, closed the door with a solid thunk, and sat very still. —  F ;SF - vol 100 issue 04 - April 2001
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