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kerchunk

kerchunk noun: a sudden heavy blow or thump.

Noun

kerchunk (plural kerchunks)

  1. A sudden heavy blow or thump.
    • But this kerchunk, kerchunk — that's the sieve motion.
      (by extension) (amateur radio) The act of kerchunking or the noise caused by doing so.1885, Woman's Board of Missions, Life and light for woman: Volume 15
    Synonyms:
    kerplunk, plunk, thud

Adverb

kerchunk (not comparable)

  1. With a sudden heavy blow or thump.

Verb

kerchunk (third-person singular simple present kerchunks, present participle kerchunking, simple past and past participle kerchunked)

  1. To make or cause a kerchunk noise.

Synonyms of kerchunk

Forms of kerchunk

Noun
pluralkerchunks
Verb
third-person singular presentkerchunks
present participlekerchunking
past participlekerchunked
pastkerchunked

Origin of kerchunk

Onomatopoeic; ker- + chunk.

Questions about kerchunk

What does kerchunk mean?
Kerchunk means a sudden heavy blow or thump.
What part of speech is kerchunk?
Kerchunk can be a noun, an adverb or a verb.
What is the plural of kerchunk?
The plural of kerchunk is kerchunks.

Words near kerchunk in the dictionary

  1. kerchink
  2. Kerchner
  3. Kerchners
  4. kerchoo
  5. kerchug
  6. kerchunk
  7. kerchunker
  8. kerchunking
  9. kerchunks
  10. Kerckhoffs
  11. Kerckhoffs's principle

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