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plunky

plunky adjective: making a plunking sound.

Adjective

plunky (comparative plunkier, superlative plunkiest)

  1. (informal) Making a plunking sound.
    • In order to try to hear these qualities in your mind's ear, try to re-create in your mind the plunky sound of a banjo and to differentiate it from the more singing sound of an acoustic guitar.2000, Larry Sandberg, The Acoustic Guitar Guide

Forms of plunky

comparativeplunkier
superlativeplunkiest

Origin of plunky

From plunk + -y.

Questions about plunky

What does plunky mean?
Plunky means making a plunking sound.
What part of speech is plunky?
Plunky is an adjective.

Words near plunky in the dictionary

  1. plunkier
  2. plunkiest
  3. plunking
  4. plunkings
  5. plunks
  6. plunky
  7. pluot
  8. pluots
  9. plup
  10. plupatriotic
  11. pluperfect

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