splunk

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English

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Etymology

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Imitative; compare splash, splat, plunk.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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splunk

  1. The sound of something heavy landing in a liquid.
    • 2004, Ramona Crawford, Sabrina Says, page 162:
      A splunk, like a rock hitting water, brought him to a standstill, straining to hear.
    • 2005, Jory Simms, Welcome to Where?:
      Splunk! Mid-muse, Darcy was startled by a weird noise — something between a splat and a thunk. Pausing in her apple-picking, she looked around. Splunk! There it was again!
    • 2007, Lois Metzger, Be careful what you wish for:
      Was that the hose? Did they drop it in? Splunk. Something hit the water.

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