1. making a short, hollow sound by dropping or hitting something
Usage: present participle of plunk
2. playing a stringed instrument by plucking the strings
Usage: present participle of plunk
3. placing or setting something down heavily or carelessly
Usage: present participle of plunk; informal

1. the act or sound of plunking
Usage: gerund form

Examples

• She was plunking coins into the fountain one by one.
• The guitarist was plunking out a simple melody.
• He kept plunking his books down on the desk loudly.
• The plunking of raindrops on the roof was soothing.
• Stop plunking the piano keys so hard.
• The plunking sound echoed through the empty room.