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plup

plup noun: a sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.

Noun

plup (plural plups)

  1. (countable) A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.

Interjection

  1. Indicating the plup sound.

Forms of plup

pluralplups

Origin of plup

Imitative of the sound. Compare plop.

Questions about plup

What does plup mean?
Plup means a sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.
What part of speech is plup?
Plup can be a noun or an interjection.
What is the plural of plup?
The plural of plup is plups.

Words near plup in the dictionary

  1. plunkings
  2. plunks
  3. plunky
  4. pluot
  5. pluots
  6. plup
  7. plupatriotic
  8. pluperfect
  9. pluperfect tense
  10. pluperfect tenses
  11. pluperfection

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