Plonk is an English word with synonyms like wine or plump. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Plonk meaning
- The sound made by something solid landing.
- The supposed sound of adding a user to one's kill file.
Synonyms of Plonk
Using Plonk
- The main meaning on this page is: The sound made by something solid landing. | The supposed sound of adding a user to one's kill file.
- Useful related words include: wine, put down, set down, plump.
Context around Plonk
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Plonk
- In this selection, "plonk" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, less, supply, golf and 2007 stand out and add context to how "plonk" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and a plonk and and less plonk would sort. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "plonk" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with plonk
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Surely more plank and less plonk would sort me out. (10 words)
The Australian film Dr Plonk (2007), was a silent comedy directed by Rolf de Heer. (15 words)
Arsenal have renewed their tie-up with a Chilean winemaker to supply plonk to thirsty fans inside the Emirates Stadium. (20 words)
It was quiet about full specs at the time but has this week given us the full skinny, confirming that the Vive Cosmos is a high-end VR headset rather than something you plonk a smartphone into then go bumbling about your living room in. (45 words)
She appeared to joke with multi-instrumentalist Collier, who has posted music tutorial videos on YouTube, about her daughter learning the piano and he quipped “many a plink and a plonk”. (31 words)
Players will have to travel a little if they want to enjoy a game – unless they fancy a round of boozy mini-golf at Swingers, Puttshack or Plonk Golf, that is. (31 words)
Example sentences (8)
She appeared to joke with multi-instrumentalist Collier, who has posted music tutorial videos on YouTube, about her daughter learning the piano and he quipped “many a plink and a plonk”.
Surely more plank and less plonk would sort me out.
Mr Ellwood said: “You can’t just plonk a building in front of another person’s house and deny them access to light, particularly if it is south facing.
Arsenal have renewed their tie-up with a Chilean winemaker to supply plonk to thirsty fans inside the Emirates Stadium.
Players will have to travel a little if they want to enjoy a game – unless they fancy a round of boozy mini-golf at Swingers, Puttshack or Plonk Golf, that is.
It was quiet about full specs at the time but has this week given us the full skinny, confirming that the Vive Cosmos is a high-end VR headset rather than something you plonk a smartphone into then go bumbling about your living room in.
Monzo and Starling both offer built-in ISA-based savings accounts, which is where you should plonk your funds if they do start to pile up.
The Australian film Dr Plonk (2007), was a silent comedy directed by Rolf de Heer.