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ploink

UK/plɔɪ̯ŋk/

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Australia/ploɪ̯ŋk/

ploink interjection: the sound of a droplet hitting a surface.

Interjection

  1. The sound of a droplet hitting a surface.
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Origin of ploink

Onomatopoeic.

Words that rhyme with ploink

Questions about ploink

What does ploink mean?
Ploink means the sound of a droplet hitting a surface.
What part of speech is ploink?
Ploink is an interjection.
How do you pronounce ploink?
Ploink is pronounced /plɔɪ̯ŋk/ (UK).

Words near ploink in the dictionary

  1. ploidizes
  2. ploidizing
  3. ploidy
  4. ploidyless
  5. Ploiești
  6. ploink
  7. PLOKTA
  8. plombiferous
  9. plombir
  10. Plombières-lès-Dijon
  11. plomestane

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