Thunk

Word THUNK
Character 5
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /θʌŋk/

Definitions and meanings of "Thunk"

What do we mean by thunk?

A dull, hollow sound. noun

To make a dull, hollow sound. intransitive verb

Past participle of think verb

Representing the sound of the impact of a heavy object striking another and coming to an immediate standstill, with neither object being broken by the impact. interjection

To strike against something, without breakage, making a "thunk" sound verb

A delayed computation noun

In the Scheme programming language, a function or procedure taking no arguments. noun

A mapping of machine data from one system-specific form to another, usually for compatibility reasons, such as from 16-bit addresses to 32-bit to allow a 16-bit program to run on a 32-bit operating system. noun

A dull hollow sound noun

To strike against something, without breakage, making a "thunk" sound.

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The word "thunk" in example sentences

October 19, 2009 at 3:18 pm well, if the farghing latch won’t take……….ya gotta thunk it…..thunk it good echos of Devo waft through the ether ❋ Unknown (2009)

With a soft "thunk," the sailor's hatchet chopped through the rope that linked the barge to the ship. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Most of my relatives there have a mango tree and you can be woken up at night by a big "thunk" because mangos fall from the trees onto the rooftops. ❋ Laurie Constantino (2008)

Tas heard a loud "thunk," and light streamed into the tunnel ahead. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It's too bad the last one went "thunk"...the cake is rather charming. ❋ Jen (2009)

Nothing will make a driver stop faster than a resounding 'thunk' reverberating inside their aluminum can. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2009)

So after doing a CPS transform and then trampolining it by returning a lambda wrapped "thunk", my interpreter *should have* handled an infinite tail recursive call *without* a stack overflow exception. ❋ Ravi (2008)

I heard this "thunk", and as I was starting to get up to see what it was, there was this "crash". ❋ Seeking Solace (2006)

The veneers are prone to peeling and cracking, the cabinet door hinges tend to loosen and the doors bang noisily instead of shutting with a satisfying 'thunk'. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Thanks Tony, I never even "thunk" of it being in my Browser, had a few problems with some software on my computer and maybe this caused a ripple effect ❋ Unknown (2002)

The power switch made a loud "thunk" and lights in the rafters blazed. ❋ Unknown (2004)

A dagger flashed in his hand and then, with a ringing "thunk," embed - ded itself in the stable wall inches from Basalt's left shoulder. ❋ Kirchoff, Mary (2003)

The sound was a solid "thunk" that made Pitt wince. ❋ Cook, Robin, 1940- (2000)

Thunk " thunk " I knocked the slow-moving lance aside, then struck the rear flank of the white horse. ❋ Modesitt, L. E. (1991)

There was a jarring "thunk"! and a reversal of the inexplicable, sickening sensations he had experienced previously. ❋ Smith, E. E. (1950)

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