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THUNK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thunk mean?
• THUNK (noun)
The noun THUNK has 1 sense:
1. a dull hollow sound
Familiarity information: THUNK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dull hollow sound
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Context example:
the basketball made a thunk as it hit the rim
Hypernyms ("thunk" is a kind of...):
sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)
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